Guild Wars 2

By trag3dy
in PC Gaming

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

Blackhearted

Posted
Posted

They've already said they have fixes for some of the choke points causing the issues, but that they're testing them out thoroughly before putting it back up. Currently, 15% of the population have access to it while they monitor the situation.

As for gold/silver, I'm not having any issues making money. What is it that you're stuck trying to buy right now? Because honestly, I was thinking about trading my money for gems actually. Can get roughly 300 gems from what I have right now on me, just from playing the game.

At this point i'm more stuck trying NOT to buy anything if i want to continue us traits once i get around to hitting level 40.

Proficient

Beyond Godlike

Posted
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

Proficient

Harrison H.

Posted
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

Based on past history from the bans, I'm not inclined to believe you, but the ban "should" only be 72 hours. I believe they have said they have not started to permanent ban anyone yet.

Grand Master

astropheed Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

First offense Bans are only 72 hours, It's really not that big of a deal. Are you sure that's why you got the ban, as I see it most people misinterpret what their bans were actually for and anet is quite punitive over expletives and racial slurs. Either way, the same is true of all MMO's I've ever played, if the price is too good to be true you probably shouldn't buy it.

Honestly, to say not to buy the game over this is just being a dramatic teenager...

Proficient

Harrison H.

Posted
Posted

Not entirely true on the "72 hour" thing. Many people got banned permanently for the vendor bug.

http://www.reddit.co...sday_august_30/

That's true, but there is this: "We permanently banned 3,000 accounts of players who substantially exploited it, and applied 72-hours bans to another 1,000 accounts of players who mildly exploited it." If you only purchased things in a normal (aka 1 weapon or so) quantity, you likely didn't get banned. It's those that abused it that did.

Grand Master

astropheed Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Not entirely true on the "72 hour" thing. Many people got banned permanently for the vendor bug.

http://www.reddit.co...sday_august_30/

Ah thanks for that, didn't know! I suppose if you bought hundreds of weapons at 1/1000th of the price and thought that was totally O.K. then you're an a-hole or an idiot, both of which I don't want in my game.

  • Twiddle and trag3dy
  • Like 2
Mentor

S00N3R FR3AK

Posted
Posted

Considering who did the music, I'd be shocked if you didn't enjoy the music in the game! Jeremy Soule did the music btw, in case you don't know who he is, he also did the music for Skyrim and Oblivion, Prey, Guild Wars 1 (and expansions), and Mists of Pandaria :)

As for the guild...I was the first to join the guild once it was set up, and I can see there are like 8 members now on the guild tab. But when I try to speak to the guild, it says i'm not in a guild...?

You have to click the represent button on the guild page. As for the soundtrack yeah it is awesome, ordered the big 4 disc set from Soule's website.

Veteran

Twiddle

Posted
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

From the reddit thread, it sounds like you deserved what you got. Almost any MMO I have played always states "if you find an exploit, report it and do not abuse it." Yes, it was a developers fault, but it is also your job to report the issue, to make a better game for everyone in the long run. Not be greedy and try and exploit to better yourself.

This is how it has always worked, so stop kicking your feet and whining, and hone up to what you did.

Grand Master

Slane

Posted
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

We want to thank the vast majority of players who became aware of the issue, responsibly reported it, and did not exploit it. However, a smaller group of players did significantly exploit it, each purchasing hundreds or thousands of these weapons. We permanently banned 3,000 accounts of players who substantially exploited it, and applied 72-hours bans to another 1,000 accounts of players who mildly exploited it.

I have no sympathy for you. Glad you and everyone else was banned for exploiting.

Grand Master

trag3dy

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Ensuring the best possible play experience for our fans is our highest priority. We?ve said before that we would be willing to temporarily disable first-party digital sales if we felt our high player concurrency may compromise player experiences. We have now reached that point.

Effective immediately we have disabled sales via buy.guildwars2.com. To be clear, box and digital sales are still available via our retail partners. We are tracking our concurrency closely while expanding our infrastructure. We?ll re-enable first-party digital sales as soon as we feel that we can do so safely. ~RB2

Speechless. You'd never see that from any other gaming company.

It's funny seeing so many people complain about being banned because they bought the karma weapons. Morons didn't stop to think for one second that maybe that wasn't how it was supposed to be? 21 karma weapons? Sounds legit, count me in!

Grand Master

astropheed Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted
Ensuring the best possible play experience for our fans is our highest priority. We?ve said before that we would be willing to temporarily disable first-party digital sales if we felt our high player concurrency may compromise player experiences. We have now reached that point.

Effective immediately we have disabled sales via buy.guildwars2.com. To be clear, box and digital sales are still available via our retail partners. We are tracking our concurrency closely while expanding our infrastructure. We?ll re-enable first-party digital sales as soon as we feel that we can do so safely. ~RB2

Wow... That's awesome! I mean horrible for those who haven't purchased yet, but awesome for me and those who have :D. I've never heard of a company stopping sales (their primary purpose!) to make sure there current customers remain happy. Has this ever happened?

Grand Master

trag3dy

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Wow... That's awesome! I mean horrible for those who haven't purchased yet, but awesome for me and those who have :D. I've never heard of a company stopping sales (their primary purpose!) to make sure there current customers remain happy. Has this ever happened?

Never before that I've heard of. The publicity it will get GW2 and Anet will be massive though.

Grand Master

Vice

Posted
Posted

Dont buy this game!

My account just got banned for 'exploiting' because of the companys own messup. Entire guilds got banned today. There was a vendor selling items for really cheap, i bought some for myself, i didnt sell to anyone, or trade for gold. I bought for ME only. Its pretty ridiculous theyre doing it to players for their own screwup. I had hte collectors edition + 20 dollars in gems, and a ban comes.

No sympathy from me. You knew it was priced wrong, you knowingly exploited a game bug.

  • dead.cell and Shaun N.
  • Like 2
Grand Master

Slane

Posted
Posted
Today we banned a number of players for exploiting Guild Wars 2. We take our community and the integrity of the game very seriously, and want to be clear that intentionally exploiting the game is unacceptable. The players we banned were certainly intentionally and repeatedly exploiting a bug in the game. We intended to send a very clear message that exploiting the game in this way will not be tolerated, and we believe this message now has been well understood.

We also believe and respect that people make mistakes. This is in fact the first example of a widespread exploit in the game. With this in mind, we are offering the members of our community who exploited the game a second chance to repair the damage that has been done.

Thus, just this once, we will offer to convert permanent bans to 72-hour suspensions. Should those involved want to accept this offer of reinstatement, contact us on our support website--support.guildwars.com?and submit a ticket through the "Ask a Question" tab. Please use the subject heading of "Karma Weapons Exploit Appeal", then confirm in the body of your ticket that you will delete any items/currency that you gained from the exploit. You should submit only one ticket. Once you have done so, we will lower your ban to 72 hours, and following your re-activation we will check your account to make sure that you have honored your commitment. If that commitment is not hindered, we will re-terminate the account.

This is a first and final warning. Moving forward, please make sure you that when you see an exploitable part of the game, you report it and do not attempt to benefit from it.

We look forward to seeing you in game,

Yours Sincerely,

Chris Whiteside- Lead Producer ArenaNet

http://www.reddit.co...eapons_exploit/

I don't know whether to be ****ed they standing down, or impressed they are willing to gives players a second chance. Kinda of like, you ****ed with us, we ****ed you up big time, so here's a cookie don't do it again.

And if anyone hasn't noticed. They are using reddit as a means to post info about stuff, I guess until they open forums up (which they aren't doing so they can focus on the game during the initial rush).

Proficient

Harrison H.

Posted
Posted

I really wish they didn't allow appeals for this, as it stood you needed to really, really exploit this to get the permaban. They all deserved it, no mistakes were made.

I wouldn't mind the appeal if it meant their accounts were wiped to a clean slate (aka like a new account). But yes, they really should have stuck to their guns. But I see why they are allowing the appeals. They are trying to be nice to the community of douchebags one last time.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Microsoft Teams is getting a controversial location tracking feature that users may hate

      By Usama Jawad96 · Posted

      Microsoft Teams is getting a controversial location tracking feature that users may hate by Usama Jawad Image generated with Microsoft Copilot Earlier this year, Microsoft planned to roll out a controversial location tracking feature in Teams, but following customer feedback, it decided to delay its release. The bad news is that the company has decided to launch it later this year, but it's based on roughly the same design that was shared earlier, which means that many users still have good reason to worry. Basically, Microsoft Places and Teams have received workplace check-ins via Wi-Fi. The idea is that if an employee arrives at the office and connects to their enterprise network, their profile status indicator will show them as being present in the office. For example, if you arrive at work, open Teams on your PC, and connect to the "Studio B" company Wi-Fi network, your Teams profile will indicate that you are present in "Studio B", as shown below: Microsoft says that this feature is basically a replacement for physical workplace check-in peripherals, it reduces the need to manually update your status, and it also enables co-workers to know that you're at work so that they can coordinate in-person meetings with you. IT admins can enable this workplace check-in capability at a tenant level, and users have the ability to control whether they want to enable it or not. Of course, all of that sounds great on paper, but naturally, many Teams customers may still have concerns, as they did before. This is because it enables your reporting manager and other members of the organization to track if you are at the office, when you arrive at the office, and where you are right now. This could be problematic for people who work in what they consider to be flexible work environments or hybrid setups, and this kind of location tracking could be considered an invasion of privacy. Microsoft has tried to alleviate some of these concerns by letting users know that they can manually set their location easily, which essentially overrides workplace check-in if they feel uncomfortable with it. However, that doesn't really solve the problem because your organization could enforce a workplace policy that mandates that this feature remains enabled. The Redmond tech giant has also assured users that this capability does not store historical data and is only a real-time indicator of location. Finally, it only generates a signal when you connect to a corporate network, which means that if you are working from home and connect your PC to your personal Wi-Fi, it won't broadcast your location to your employer; you will simply be shown as "Remote". Microsoft has encouraged IT admins to prepare for this change and begin informing users so they know what to expect once it begins rolling out later this year.
    • The official Funny Pictures thread

      By +Edouard · Posted

    • Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps

      By leonsk29 · Posted

      Wow, Microsoft IS cooking lately... This only shows that they COULD improve, they just chose not to for whatever reasons. That obsession with AI was destroying them from the inside out.
    • The official Funny Pictures thread

      By +primortal · Posted

    • BATorrent 4.1.0

      By Copernic · Posted

      BATorrent 4.1.0 by Razvan Serea BATorrent is a lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client built with modern C++ and Qt 6, offering a clean, fast, and privacy-focused alternative to traditional torrent apps. It supports magnet links, .torrent files, resume data, sequential downloading, per-file priorities, and even imports from qBittorrent. Power users benefit from integrated RSS auto-download with regex filtering, duplicate detection, and automatic tracker lists from Stremio. Streaming is seamless thanks to auto-detected players like VLC and IINA. BATorrent includes robust VPN tools—interface binding, auto-detection for WireGuard-based services like Mullvad and NordLynx, kill switch, proxy support, and IP filtering. A full WebUI enables remote control, while integrations with Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby automate library updates. With themes, speed scheduling, system-tray alerts, and cross-platform support for Windows, Linux, and macOS, BATorrent delivers a polished, high-performance torrenting experience. BATorrent features: Core .torrent file and magnet link support Resume data — picks up where you left off after restart Import torrents from qBittorrent Create .torrent files from any file or folder Sequential download mode Per-file priority control (skip, low, normal, high) Seed ratio limits with auto-pause DHT, PEX, UPnP, NAT-PMP RSS Auto-Download Subscribe to RSS feeds — automatically download new torrents as they appear Regex filters — match only what you want (e.g. 1080p|720p, S01E\d+) Per-feed settings — custom save path, check interval (5–1440 min), enable/disable Auto-download — matched items are downloaded automatically in the background Supports magnet links, .torrent URLs, and tags Tray notifications when items are auto-downloaded Duplicate detection — never downloads the same item twice Stremio Stremio Addon System pre-installed — works out of the box Auto tracker list from ngosang/trackerslist Streaming Play while downloading — stream video files before the download is complete Supports mp4, mkv, avi, mov, wmv, flv, webm, m4v, ts Auto-detects installed players (VLC, IINA, system default) VPN & Privacy Interface binding — lock torrent traffic to a specific network interface (e.g. tun0) Auto VPN detection — identifies VPN interfaces (tun, tap, WireGuard, Mullvad, NordLynx, ProtonVPN) Kill switch — automatically pauses all torrents if the VPN interface drops Auto-resume — resumes only the torrents paused by the kill switch when VPN reconnects Proxy support — SOCKS5 and HTTP proxy with optional authentication IP filtering — load P2P blocklists to block unwanted IP ranges Protocol encryption (enabled / forced / disabled) WebUI Remote management — control torrents from any browser at http://localhost:8080 REST API with JSON responses Add torrents via magnet link or .torrent upload Pause, resume, remove torrents remotely View peers and files per torrent Dark theme matching the desktop app HTTP Basic Auth with SHA-256 password hashing Configurable port and remote access (localhost vs 0.0.0.0) Interface 3 themes: Dark, Light, Midnight (bat/vampire aesthetic) Real-time speed graph Detailed panel with tabs: General, Peers, Files, Trackers Filter bar: search by name, filter by state (Active, Downloading, Seeding, Paused, Finished) Drag & drop .torrent files and magnet links Drag & drop reorder in torrent list System tray with notifications (download complete, kill switch events, RSS auto-downloads) Splash screen with bat animation Bilingual: English and Portuguese (BR), auto-detected from system locale Bandwidth Scheduler Alternative speed limits — set different download/upload limits on a schedule Time range — configure active hours (e.g. 01:00 to 07:00), supports overnight ranges Per-day control — choose which days of the week the schedule applies Automatically switches between normal and alternative speeds Media Server Integration Plex — automatically trigger library scan when a download completes Jellyfin / Emby — same automatic library refresh via API Configure server URL and authentication token/key in Settings System Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS Auto-shutdown — automatically shut down PC when all downloads complete (60s cancellable countdown) Auto-update system (AppImage on Linux, installer on Windows, DMG on macOS) CLI arguments: pass .torrent files or magnet: URIs directly Keyboard shortcuts: Space to toggle pause, Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+O to open BATorrent 4.1.0 release notes: A community-driven release: everything here came straight from your reports and requests. It closes the remaining gaps with qBittorrent and fixes the Windows settings/tray/splash issues several of you hit. Fixed Settings now actually save. A whole class of preferences — speed limits (and the alternative limits), max active downloads, seed ratio, listen port, max connections, DHT/uTP/encryption, VPN interface, kill switch and proxy — weren't being persisted and reset to defaults on every launch. They now round-trip correctly. (Thanks to everyone who reported "the upload limit always goes back to 0".) Splash and tray toggles stick on Windows. Turning off the startup animation (or "close to tray") no longer reverts — the Windows registry stored these booleans as integers and the UI was misreading them. Close-to-tray hint. The first time the window hides to the tray you get a one-time notification, so the app doesn't look like it vanished (Windows 11 tucks new tray icons into the overflow). macOS Dock icon size. The icon filled its canvas edge-to-edge and rendered larger than neighbouring apps; it now uses the standard safe-area padding. Native file picker language. The "Torrent file / All files" filter in the open dialog follows the app language instead of being hard-coded. Added — qBittorrent parity Alternative speed limits toggle — a turtle button in the toolbar flips your throttled limits on/off instantly, independent of the scheduler. Follow system theme — switch light/dark automatically with the OS (Settings → Appearance). Pre-allocate disk space — reserve the full file size up front to reduce fragmentation (Settings → Downloads). Recheck data on add — optionally force a hash check when adding a torrent, so existing or partial files on disk are detected. Port status indicator — a 🔴 dot in the status bar shows whether your listen port looks reachable (UPnP/NAT-PMP + listen state; fully local, no external check). Add torrent from URL — File → Add torrent from URL (Ctrl+U) fetches a remote .torrent and routes it through the normal add dialog. Export .torrent — right-click a torrent → Export .torrent to save its metadata file. Already there (in case you missed it) Watch folder — auto-add .torrent files dropped into a monitored directory (Settings → Files). This release just surfaces it. Incomplete files already carry a .!bt suffix until they finish. Under the hood Regression tests for the settings-persistence and Windows boolean bugs. A new Qt Quick Test harness covering the startup splash and the design-system widgets. Download: BATorrent 4.1.0 | 37.5 MB (Open Source) Download: BATorrent Portable | 51.7 MB Links: BATorrent Website | Screenshot | Changelog Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware

  • Recent Achievements

    • Very Popular
      AndrewSteel earned a badge
      Very Popular
    • Veteran
      Taliseian went up a rank
      Veteran
    • One Month Later
      Clizby earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      Timaximus earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      Timaximus earned a badge
      Week One Done

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      517
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      163
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      162
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      83
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      78
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!