tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post3339177696812519488..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Impossible Things : GW2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-22763962250500004352013-08-26T08:46:04.005+01:002013-08-26T08:46:04.005+01:00I just compared the properties of the set of scree...I just compared the properties of the set of screenshots above and the previous set and there's no difference. I did wonder if I'd accidentally started saving them in some different format but no. I haven't touched my in-game settings so it must be either something ANet have done or, I suppose, something Blogger is doing.<br /><br />Whatever it is, I like it!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-89702079965090260182013-08-26T08:38:13.756+01:002013-08-26T08:38:13.756+01:00Me too. Too easy to get tunnel vision, especially ...Me too. Too easy to get tunnel vision, especially when you get heavily invested in a particular MMO or a particularly activity. It's a lot easier to sound the voice of sweet reason than to act on it though.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-21278776200129561262013-08-26T08:36:12.542+01:002013-08-26T08:36:12.542+01:00Over the weekend I've seen fewer "stop tr...Over the weekend I've seen fewer "stop trying, just farm" demands although there are still some going on. What I find most intriguing, having now done maybe 12-15 of these events, is how very different every one is. The atmosphere changes radically almost every time, much more so than in other large-scale global events I've done either in GW2 or other MMOs. Not sure why that is.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-58712658144885669062013-08-26T00:14:41.649+01:002013-08-26T00:14:41.649+01:00I always go for the win in scarlet invasions. This...I always go for the win in scarlet invasions. This usually means NOT going to where the commander tag is (since he's already there with sheeple). Never heard of people complaining about WINNING the event though. That's a new one for me. :P<br /><br />Just need to be vocal on map chat and be positive without being condescending to motivate people. Usually when folks begin saying "we won't make it" it's a self fulfilling prophecy as other people go "welp, time to farm." It's these people I most enjoy proving wrong. ;)Joseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-13726029258651775672013-08-25T18:38:12.635+01:002013-08-25T18:38:12.635+01:00"It's good to point out where things aren..."It's good to point out where things aren't working but better to remember that they may only not be working for us. It's good to suggest how things could be done better, but remember that others may be perfectly content with the way those things are being done right now. Other MMOs will happen along in due time and do things differently. "<br /><br />More QOTD material! :)<br />I have to remember that at times.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-21828398516890450142013-08-25T00:13:55.622+01:002013-08-25T00:13:55.622+01:00Hmmm, they do look better.
-- 7rlsyHmmm, they <i>do</i> look better.<br /><br />-- 7rlsyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-20631694544108008012013-08-24T20:19:57.493+01:002013-08-24T20:19:57.493+01:00Hmm, no I haven't touched my graphic settings,...Hmm, no I haven't touched my graphic settings, which have always been near-max but you're right, those do look sharper than usual. I wonder if it's a by-product of the reduction in effects and the removal of PvE culling?Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-32971448316833784272013-08-24T20:18:22.287+01:002013-08-24T20:18:22.287+01:00They made quite a point of likening the Living Sto...They made quite a point of likening the Living Story to a tv show, that's true, and I think we're beginning to see both the strengths and weaknesses of that approach. For all that I point out the holes in the plot and the design choices I wouldn't have made, I do think the whole thing is getting slicker and more focused almost by episode. There's definitely a lot more in each installment that I enjoy than that I don't and I really don't think anyone can expect more than that.<br /><br />As for Scarlet, I think it would be fine for her to be a character we don't know well, for her to have been a walk-on a couple of months back, for example, but unless I've missed something she exists in continuity only as a shadowy, unseen figure and her current incarnation as pantomime villain. I really wanted it to be someone we'd got to know reasonably well - I had my money on Countess Anise, who I still think is up to something!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-21875687820282383772013-08-24T19:06:22.830+01:002013-08-24T19:06:22.830+01:00Did you crank up your graphics settings Bhagpuss? ...Did you crank up your graphics settings Bhagpuss? I notice your screenshots are much more detailed than your previous ones. Looks gorgeous!<br /><br />This episode of the LS is super, super fun. Some technical hiccups here and there (i.e. difficult time getting in same overflow as friend) but we've come a long way since the culling/lag filled Lost Shores.<br /><br />-UrsanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-81730302921424302362013-08-24T16:49:53.883+01:002013-08-24T16:49:53.883+01:00Isn't that the one I linked to above? That'...Isn't that the one I linked to above? That's post hoc, if so. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-84311362413398473242013-08-24T15:43:30.008+01:002013-08-24T15:43:30.008+01:00I think one of the things to bear in mind is that ...I think one of the things to bear in mind is that this appears to be a long-haul story, similar to the overarching story arcs of TV episodes. <br /><br />A story arc has to set in motion a whole bunch of threads, to be pulled together by the end. A lot of players seem to expect a neatly packaged story to be digested in a day. <br /><br />"We must know who Scarlet is and defeat her, all in this one Living Story episode!" Then are perplexed when stuff is left hanging and unresolved.<br /><br />I also think the clues are being drip fed on purpose, so that players can also indulge in out-of-game discussion, use a whole bunch of social media, visit fan sites and so on.<br /><br />I seem to remember a Colin Johanson interview where he says all this stuff will only have a resolution in December, so we still have some months to go.<br /><br />Personally, the only part that makes me cringe is Scarlet somehow being a genius who devours all races' technology in a short period of time. That's absolutely Villain-Sue-esque unbelievable. <br /><br />I'll take the Harlequin resemblance without a twitch because it's entertaining and produces some amusing dialogue lines.Jeromaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206083433625986970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-29514211735824251412013-08-24T15:16:15.451+01:002013-08-24T15:16:15.451+01:00Actually ANET just posted a quite neat story that ...Actually ANET just posted a quite neat story that really explains who Scarlet is and gives her character depth, check it out:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com