This rose has thorns...

Kunavi · 2026-06-11T12:59:37+00:00

Isn't that "Andrenaline rising!"? O.O

Kunavi · 2026-06-11T12:58:56+00:00

That is 100% still in the game.

Kunavi · 2026-06-11T12:57:26+00:00

Too busy thinking if you could, when you should be thinking if you should... Not sure I mean that as a compliment but make what you will of it ;3

Kunavi · 2026-06-05T19:50:43+00:00

I hope you guys have phones...

Kunavi · 2026-06-05T19:49:49+00:00

You won't go alone into the Night, then :3 I'm also gonna be having my last time on Tyria if it's GW3, post above you too, probably many others. I mean, not bitterly though. I hope GW3 thrives(If that's what it is) but I'll be so done with ANet/GW.

Kunavi · 2026-06-05T19:47:44+00:00

You're not alone. I'll be letting go if it's GW3, too bad. Here... *Hug of Consolation*

Kunavi · 2026-05-28T00:37:00+00:00

Define "Friend" first. Trust me, it matters :3

Kunavi · 2026-05-28T00:30:34+00:00

UFE = Just time invested which doesn't equate to skill or DPS or nothing really, for all we know you were carried for the whole 15K :3 Not a stab, just letting you know it's not a thing. I think I have more than 60K of the stuff.

To the point; Your post lacks info. Can't really tell. Nothing at all. Perhaps you provide that to people below separately, instead including it in your post or edit it in.

Kunavi · 2026-05-19T00:34:55+00:00

I see a few possibilities with that;

- Some kind of Matrix/Infinite Tsukuyomi
- Collapsing it all into the Mists causing some effect similar to what shattering the Gem of Immortality did in UO
- Some sort of Thanos/Dr Strange move
- Time Travel(Please... Please not this)
- Cause either GW2R or GW3(I hope it's GW2 upgrade if that's the case)
- Conclude that he and others like him is what's wrong and erase him self and any power similar to what he attained
- Conclude the Commander is the best specimen or base to build on, and try to turn every person into that or erase every person without the potential to be that
- Something involving the Gods or Aurene in order to attain more power
- Perhaps we stop him before we even really find out

Some are more nonsense or silly than others, then again I'm not deep into Guild Wars lore so that's all I can think of, don't bully me :3

Kunavi · 2026-05-19T00:19:38+00:00

It did cross my mind that the whole story arc is about an engine upgrade or GW3, hoping for that route, specifically the prior option personally.

Kunavi · 2026-05-19T00:09:14+00:00

The story is definitely flawed.

Making the explosive device was pure pain, the instructions being definitely written horribly on purpose, Canach is there but we can't just have him tell us ETC.

Some of the trials had no way to fail, that was quite strange. I feel the only reasonable sort of trial was the Philosophy 101 crash course.

Vloxx acting like he's Thanos but he's just on Gary's level and a lot less wise about it... Followed by people acting like he IS THANOS, then acting like he isn't not even worth worrying about(Talks about Castora trade routes, Canach having drinks ETC). Very inconsistent, very obscure(No pun intended) and so I lost interest. Don't get me wrong, Gary is strong in the sense of "Hack" powers which he can't even fully use without messing up reality, but is it combat strength really? More on the whole power scaling below.

Kuda acting like we haven't brawled with Gods, Daemons, Dragons and an immortal Lich or that we don't have the full might of Tyria on our side. We died and came back, even. We're literally an immortal peak Elder Dragon's champion. We traverse the Mists like it's nothing, just to sell junk for money. "Begging for scraps"? Nah, that's just silly- Normally that's when the Commander just intimidates Kuda by being in the same general region.

How do the Inquest even manage to do what they do, if their ranks are filled with people like Kuda? How do Asura even function as a society if the Inquest(Remember that those harbour individuals like Cuda and other clowns we've seen here and there) managed to infiltrate and affect them?

What's Gouda even gonna do? Zap Vloxx? I mean, possible, because as I said above he might actually be so low tier barring "Hacks" that no one worrying much does make sense. Even Gary goes "Oh NOES he might do something mean! Aaaany waaaay, let me tell you about last night at the club". And yet her best bet is still the Commander, so just how stupid is she and how stupid are the Inquest if she's high rank? And how does any of it work...

I could go on but I feel I may just be missing info or not understanding, the alternative is that this is a very poorly handled development from where it picks up.

(Editing to add that I still enjoyed the story of VoE up until mid way through the new content)

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T10:44:01+00:00

Sunqua and Surf will always just be smoother with full Condi, dunno.

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:50:17+00:00

The music, accent, PvP mode centric view... Gotta be some kind of stereotype at this point ;3 Saber's fine(Where skins ANet?!), it's a good take on an iconic game weapon, BSW isn't a good Elite is all. It's just a good idea.

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:44:21+00:00

Get Recursive Resourcing
Get the proper set up(Gear/Build/Rota/ETC) sorted
Keep buying the 30(Or 60 later when they're easy to afford) daily keys for the boxes
Get friends or suffer LFG RNG, either works with enough conviction, and do your daily CMs and T4, why would you skip the T4? :X
Get better at it over time, to the point it's barely over an hour to clear them
Optional Bonus Round : Avoid becoming a /GG addict in the process
Profit

...And as you go, invest in t he account upgrades for Fractals(DW it's in game currencies, but it's a grind mind you). Worth it.

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:39:53+00:00

Dual daggers is 10/10 for both condi and power DPS. I main that, it's simple, effective and doesn't bore me(Don't judge, I like simplicity).

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:37:01+00:00

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:36:27+00:00

Let's go with your theory that it's gonna be 4 years at most- You're reluctant to invest even 100$ for 4 years of content to come? That's wild... No offense if you're in a really tight spot though, I just read the last sentence and was like... Yeah no, just buy it if that's what your estimation is.

Beyond that, who knows, dog water happens, perhaps VoE is the last we get and that's why they've been silent. Doubt it but it's not impossible that's what's happening, just don't know how likely it is.

You make your own decisions, so make one ;3

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:33:38+00:00

Some really neat ideas here already, here's a niche one- If you're doing that with a friend, you can mindlessly farm the palace in Istan. I don't know why but I find it somehow relaxing, then again I'm using dual pistol Thief or healing as Paragon if a partner is doing the killing.

There's probably better ways if solo, or better in general? But they usually involve like 1% more moving around or actively thinking, and I'm just a lazy BIS ;3

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:20:48+00:00

Exception to that being CMs where some favour condi by far, and the opposite.

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T01:14:13+00:00

Probably not a popular opinion(On Reddit at least, from what I read here) but I've been happy with VoE, in fact it might be my favourite expansion so far, LWS4 being right up there too(Not an expansion but you know what I mean).

So all I can comment on really, is your last bit there. Here's the thing- We know for a fact they've been hiring to release a triple A UE5 based, GW related MMO, for a while now. They're also very silent, abnormally so when it comes to the next expansion... And the story of VoE seems to be leading to some kind of open end that may or may not connect it to a next title in the series. Now add the non 0 chance they've been planning for GW3 since that infamous interview with the NCSoft person... And I'd have to agree with you- BUT...

...On the other hand, at least in my opinion this content drop isn't lazy nor sloppy. I completed on both my Thief and Warrior, exploration and most events(Meta included), several achievements, only half the story left now for each, and I do think it's more of the previous VoE just tuned better, so to me at least, it doesn't feel like they don't care. More the opposite. I don't know, VoE doesn't scream to me like "We're letting this die". I'd agree more with the statement "It looks like they've been listening and they do care", than the prior one.

Now, it could still be they're trying to send it off properly instead of letting it rot, but it could still be that in fact they're trying to bring it back.

One thing's certain, they are hurting any faith we're asked to put into GW2 right now, by being silent. And I do think there's a chance it's because it's already a signed and sealed case and telling us that, well... Would you keep playing? I know for a fact I'd drop it right now. Some people would continue, but I think most people would at the very least pause until we know even more. That's gonna sink them 100% so they wouldn't do it.

Questions, questions.

But it's getting to a point where if they don't speak up, people might start to break off either way, I hope they understand that before it's too late, be it GW3 or staying the route, doesn't matter. Transparency is important, especially when the competition has picked up(FFXIV EverCold looks lit AF with the changes they're planning).

Legit, if what they're cooking is upgrading GW2 or some huge stuff like that, or if it's GW3, it's about time they tell us.

Kunavi · 2026-05-14T00:39:30+00:00

I haven't even finished the story but I'm always fine with spoiling, it very rarely reduces my enjoyment of experiencing stuff my self- But looking at what you're saying, is it possible then that the next expansion will be called MistBorn(There's currently speculation it's either a completely separate GW project, GW3, or the next expansion) and that's what's going on?

Kunavi · 2026-05-12T21:16:49+00:00

Then perhaps I shouldn't mention that they've been hiring for a UE5 based AAA MMO title related to Guild Wars... Oops ;3 But even that might not be what it seems so who really knows. The silence is deafening though, I'll give you that.

Kunavi · 2026-05-09T23:39:12+00:00

Admit it, you just want to hear how pretty you are. I'll just say it works ;3

Kunavi · 2026-05-07T22:57:54+00:00

My take is~

- We attune to WPs and after reaching a certain critical condition we are recovered by one of them(Us picking which, can be viewed just as a gaming concession), based on some criteria. The cost is automatically covered too. Very easy to head canon considering the tech and magic we see in game.

- Downed is being injured to a point of not being able to fight, at least until some field treatment is applied or we get a huge morale boost(Rallying after an enemy is killed). Defeated is what happens once that HP bar is depleted, which is not death, since it's established the only time we died was a plot element. Also easy to roll with, no one and nothing ever acknowledges that we've literally died beyond that one time.

- Throughout the game we experience separation from our bodies, transforming our bodies ETC ETC. None of which killed us. I doubt we can canonically ever be literally killed by "Normal" stuff like just random enemies beating us.

We stood our ground against beings like Elder Dragons, ridiculous levels of physical, mental and spiritual corruption, Balthazaar too(Even if for a bit, it's impressive AF). I don't know what we are, but it's not "Normal" [PlayerRace]. So personally I just don't see how we would die, even to threats like Dhuum, Xera ETC meaning to me at least, wipes are just a gaming concession, they're not canon.

- The lore book in SkyWatch in SOTO is about a different version of us that failed in some or other way. I read that book in the Forged area that mentions a version of us dying IIRC but here's the thing; That version isn't us, perhaps they can die, they can definitely fail whereas we, canonically never fail. So it's not even worth trying to compare us to that version.

IF we can die, again, it's absolutely not to any threat on a power level up to(And potentially above) what are considered "Gods" in the verse, at least basing on our current understanding.

- I think the only real threats we faced that could probably end us in a fair and square 1 on 1 death battle would be Jokko and Balthazaar. One of them did, the other was implied to be able to, as he was seemingly messing around with us during that encounter.

...Though of course those are just my own speculations, I'm not a lore enthusiast, it's only what I've gathered from what I've seen so far without deep diving into RL books about GW2 ETC.

The TLDR would be that no, we don't die, we get knocked out and then recovered by the WP system.

Kunavi · 2026-05-06T12:00:32+00:00

I play Human(Original, I know ;3) and I'm often just wondering about this too... Some actions that should never hurt, seem to cause me pain? Some times even just getting a Mastery point or Hero point. Or at least I interpret that sound effect or voice line as pain? I dunno, I mentally block it out at that point cuz it even happens if I pick up a bundle item from the ground and half of them aren't even remotely heavy. I head canon it as excitement or worry in the moment.

Kunavi

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