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Im a little upset, thieves at 80 are crap, i spent all that time lvling him and hes so squishy......Id level a warrior but I really dont feel like it. Ill just have to stick to ranged

Have you tried pistol offhand (with sword mainhand)? Sword lets you hit 3 targets at a time, and pistol offhand, the number 5 skill (black powder) lets you blind targets with your auto-attack. With proper traits you can keep black powder up with ease and facetank 3 mobs at a time as long as they don't attack super fast (blind only lasts for 1 hit) or have AoE (AoE melee attacks don't hit unless they hit more than once, but ground-based AoE still hits).

There's many thief builds that focus around their different mechanics to not being hit. But the thing I hate about thief is it seems like sometimes it simply goes "Ohshi- there's 3 ranged mobs, RUN!"......"Guys rez me please". The thief simply has very little survivability against ranged.....there's a few things you can do, but if there's more than 1 ranged enemy that are not standing next to each other you are pretty much guaranteed to take a few hits, something the thief has a very hard time doing.

Have you tried pistol offhand (with sword mainhand)? Sword lets you hit 3 targets at a time, and pistol offhand, the number 5 skill (black powder) lets you blind targets with your auto-attack. With proper traits you can keep black powder up with ease and facetank 3 mobs at a time as long as they don't attack super fast (blind only lasts for 1 hit) or have AoE (AoE melee attacks don't hit unless they hit more than once, but ground-based AoE still hits).

There's many thief builds that focus around their different mechanics to not being hit. But the thing I hate about thief is it seems like sometimes it simply goes "Ohshi- there's 3 ranged mobs, RUN!"......"Guys rez me please". The thief simply has very little survivability against ranged.....there's a few things you can do, but if there's more than 1 ranged enemy that are not standing next to each other you are pretty much guaranteed to take a few hits, something the thief has a very hard time doing.

See, that's something I like: how you build and play your character is what makes it awesome. Some people are a lot better with one playstyle than another. Sometimes that makes the build irrelevant if someone is say, really good at multitasking or doing things that others consider "work" where as some consider it just fun.

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Something interesting I'm noticing: GW2 articles on Massively are pushing crazy amounts of comments. 373 on one GW2 article, over 450 comments on another...

Compare this to all the information being put out on MMO-Champion.com, which has a total of 240 comments (at this time) for the ENTIRE front page of articles. I find that rather shocking, considering how big MMO-Champion used to be, especially this close to an expansion release just on the horizon...

Not trying to compare the two or bash WoW but... well, if I posted this in the WoW thread, no one would read it. :ermm:

Something interesting I'm noticing: GW2 articles on Massively are pushing crazy amounts of comments. 373 on one GW2 article, over 450 comments on another...

Compare this to all the information being put out on MMO-Champion.com, which has a total of 240 comments (at this time) for the ENTIRE front page of articles. I find that rather shocking, considering how big MMO-Champion used to be, especially this close to an expansion release just on the horizon...

Not trying to compare the two or bash WoW but... well, if I posted this in the WoW thread, no one would read it. :ermm:

i always saw MMO-Champ as more of a WoW Centric site, at least a vast majority if what they cover is WoW related, even the forums are almost fully WoW related sections, all the other MMO's that came out over the past year, verry little if any info regarding it on mmo-champ

that might be why the lack if info regarding GW2 there

if your talking WoW comments, WoW i have to say is making people not to happy regarding their MoP expansion, iv heard from a number of people that the only reason they are still playing WoW is because they have friends / family that still play it, and they want to play with their friends

not to mention the number of years invested in their characters

i always saw MMO-Champ as more of a WoW Centric site, at least a vast majority if what they cover is WoW related, even the forums are almost fully WoW related sections, all the other MMO's that came out over the past year, verry little if any info regarding it on mmo-champ

that might be why the lack if info regarding GW2 there

if your talking WoW comments, WoW i have to say is making people not to happy regarding their MoP expansion, iv heard from a number of people that the only reason they are still playing WoW is because they have friends / family that still play it, and they want to play with their friends

not to mention the number of years invested in their characters

No, I was just making a comparison of comments on articles for the games respectively.

MMO-Champion used to get roughly 300 comments on average when info dumps were dropped for WoW, and from what I can tell, they have only had 2 articles in the past two weeks that have broke over 100 comments and not by much either. It's a big change from just a year or two ago, I think. Not trying to say WoW is dying or will die soon, but for anyone that's played WoW over the years, we all know how huge MMO-Champion used to be. Just found it rather shocking I suppose, given that they are very near an expansion release. One would think MMO-Champion would be flooded with comments right about now, just as they were prior to Cataclysm.

GW2 seems to be generating a lot of activity among various communities.

Im a little upset, thieves at 80 are crap, i spent all that time lvling him and hes so squishy......Id level a warrior but I really dont feel like it. Ill just have to stick to ranged

I feel the exact same way. Thieves are really lackluster at 80.

Warriors are definitely more fun.

Have you tried pistol offhand (with sword mainhand)? Sword lets you hit 3 targets at a time, and pistol offhand, the number 5 skill (black powder) lets you blind targets with your auto-attack. With proper traits you can keep black powder up with ease and facetank 3 mobs at a time as long as they don't attack super fast (blind only lasts for 1 hit) or have AoE (AoE melee attacks don't hit unless they hit more than once, but ground-based AoE still hits).

There's many thief builds that focus around their different mechanics to not being hit. But the thing I hate about thief is it seems like sometimes it simply goes "Ohshi- there's 3 ranged mobs, RUN!"......"Guys rez me please". The thief simply has very little survivability against ranged.....there's a few things you can do, but if there's more than 1 ranged enemy that are not standing next to each other you are pretty much guaranteed to take a few hits, something the thief has a very hard time doing.

See, I've literally tried (and tried for a long time) just about every thief build I can think of. I leveled up all the way to 80 using the sword/pistol blind build. Ineffective at 80 due to extremely low damage. Double dagger is really squishy and relies on proximity of the mobs a lot, sword/pistol, you had a stun, and good vulnerability during the animation from the ranged, but still damage was far too low, double dagger has good damage but you die before it really takes off because it is ALL condition damage, unless you build for heartseeker, which is only good for 1 target, and you have to stack power instead of condition. (Which really sucked testing all of these builds, cause it was expensive, and cumbersome carrying so many different types of gear. Huge gold sink.)

Pistol/pistol is just not viable, extremely low damage yet again, and same with the shortbow. Now, dagger/dagger, put condition up with Death Blossom, then jump back and use a shortbow is viable, but you need a lot of room to do it, and you will almost always aggro something unwanted. Having caltrops on dodge helps, but really, you are kind of boned once you grab something else.

Like I said, I have extensively tried all the thief builds I can think of, with spending a ton in the cost to buy the respeccing book to adjust my traits, AND buy the gear and weapons for it. None of it seems to really "work" at 80. Leveling up, thieves are amazing, sword/pistol blind build does a ton of damage, and you won't get hit, but at 80 it is moot, and the damage is non-existent, no matter how much power you stack.

Really, save your time (and gold/money/gems), and roll a warrior. Try all you want, but if you are going melee, go warrior, you can build switch all you want, but believe someone, me, who has tried them all. None are viable, or fun.

That is my biggest regret, that the money, gold, and gems I sunk into this character via bag slots and other gear is pretty much going to waste. (AND MY DYES :cry: , so many dyes, wasted.) PvE, thieves are really kind of outclassed at the moment. Fun to play, 1-79 though.

This is coming from someone with a natural-competitive nature though. I played a mage in WoW from 2005 up until near the end of wrath. I stuck with it through the good times (frost in molten core!) to the bad times (most arena seasons after 2, getting cleaved to death in 2 hits). I am kind of done with "sticking through it" and waiting for something to happen. That time has gone, I want to feel powerful. Not try and make it work, when in reality it doesn't, from a competitive standpoint. (Thieves are great in PvP in this game, but still, very squishy. I do not want to be a glass cannon, anymore. :()

I can see where some people will enjoy thieves, but, it just isn't for me anymore.

I admit my warrior definitely feels more powerful than my thief, and I never took my thief quite to 80, but even now my warrior is starting to feel a bit lackluster (probably due to the fact a majority of his gear is only 60-65, while I'm level 80 and my enemies are 75+).

I'm currently running a sword/axe bleed build, and I like it's utility (some AoE, some single-target, a leap on low CD, a good burst skill, etc), but I do not think I like bleeding a target and waiting for them to die, I much prefer 100b doing high burst every 6 seconds and taking very large chunks out of enemies health. And no, I'm not running a signet build, it's actually a shout build (with healing shouts) which work great in large events (low healing output per person, but 1500-1800 healing to all 20 people standing around me adds up to a ton of healing total per shout).

Any other interesting warrior builds to try? I mainly want an all-around build that's good for solo, good for events (that is it doesn't rely on bleeds for 80% of it's damage, I hate jumping into events and half the enemies already have 25 bleed stacks), and can handle both single-targets and AoE.....so far it seems like greatsword built towards a bit of support is the way to go.

Any other interesting warrior builds to try?

I'd recommend guildwars2guru as I've previously mentioned before. Don't take every opinion as if they're an expert, but some good reading can lead to good results. Otherwise, I'd recommend SA's Guild Wars 2 forum area. I'd link you, but links to Something Awful are forbidden here heh. Same thing though; not experts, just people with time on their hands putting together something they like around their playstyle.

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As for myself, the build I made for my Guardian has been holding up quite nicely! Only level 71, but I got to fight a Jormag in the 70-80 area. Everything was level 82, but I'll be damned if I didn't hold myself up well! Was only downed a couple times, used lots of defensive cooldowns, did a ton of healing for not being a full-on healer (my build is steady dps, steady healing, with defensive support). Was dodging to heal people, and having so much fun with the event! Only got a silver medal for the event, but I figured that wasn't bad for GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW! Did decent enough damage to the main dragon at least though, when he was stunned and all. My gear is absolute garbage too, still from 55-60ish. Will be fully setup though whenever I get to 80. No sense in buying much gear until I hit max level, since I'm already proving to be quite sturdy as it is.

For the trolls saying the game isn't visually impressive.... yeah.. not sure what they're smoking.

mhPq0.jpg

Friggin... RUUUUNNNN!!! (I like how tiny the people are in the background too, compared to the dragon)

g3Hbr.jpg

Ah, the claw of jormag fight. You wont see worse framerates anywhere else in the game than that, including wvw castle raids.

Now that's odd because my frames were just fine during claw of jormag fights, same with shatterer and any boss fight in Orr. Eternal battlegrounds still feel like it's in the low teens though, even when no one else is around. I can't put my finger on it but I think it has to do with the rain effects going on in the map.

I'd recommend guildwars2guru as I've previously mentioned before. Don't take every opinion as if they're an expert, but some good reading can lead to good results. Otherwise, I'd recommend SA's Guild Wars 2 forum area. I'd link you, but links to Something Awful are forbidden here heh. Same thing though; not experts, just people with time on their hands putting together something they like around their playstyle.

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As for myself, the build I made for my Guardian has been holding up quite nicely! Only level 71, but I got to fight a Jormag in the 70-80 area. Everything was level 82, but I'll be damned if I didn't hold myself up well! Was only downed a couple times, used lots of defensive cooldowns, did a ton of healing for not being a full-on healer (my build is steady dps, steady healing, with defensive support). Was dodging to heal people, and having so much fun with the event! Only got a silver medal for the event, but I figured that wasn't bad for GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW! Did decent enough damage to the main dragon at least though, when he was stunned and all. My gear is absolute garbage too, still from 55-60ish. Will be fully setup though whenever I get to 80. No sense in buying much gear until I hit max level, since I'm already proving to be quite sturdy as it is.

Already been watching Guru, I think my warriors gear is just horrible enough that no weapons/trait builds seem as effective as I want.

Any leveling tips on guardian? I am trying to level mine, but it seems that some groups just output too much damage for guardian to handle at lower levels. Damage is pretty great, greatsword does enough that I can get them down over half way on my own in a single whirlwind (whatever that GS skill is called), but I definitely do have to be careful, if they all jump me I take damage really quickly.

Already been watching Guru, I think my warriors gear is just horrible enough that no weapons/trait builds seem as effective as I want.

Any leveling tips on guardian? I am trying to level mine, but it seems that some groups just output too much damage for guardian to handle at lower levels. Damage is pretty great, greatsword does enough that I can get them down over half way on my own in a single whirlwind (whatever that GS skill is called), but I definitely do have to be careful, if they all jump me I take damage really quickly.

Gear makes a big difference along with the build. If you want to spend a chunk of cash I can make you some armor. I would love to be able to provide materials but I don't have all that much remaining after making mine with accessories. I haven't checked prices recently but you're probably looking at 2-3g per piece. Quite a bit less if you want to farm up the orichalcum and the fine crafting materials yourself. I'm not sure on the exact numbers but a full set will be between 75 and 100 orichalcum ore, 40-50 gossamer cloth, and 30 ectos (5 per piece) plus your fine crafting materials. Accessories are 30 orichalcum, 5 ectos, and 5 gem orbs of your choice per piece as well. This for level 80 exotics, of course.

Or you could go for the temple karma gear but at 42000 per piece that will take longer to get, I think. But on the other hand it basically costs no gold.

As for builds... I went all in glass cannon power/crit/crit damage and I really haven't had any issues soloing every area I've been in the game to 100% so far. I'm currently using the "signet" build which I don't like and plan to remedy that once I get some runes that I'm happy with in my armor. I'm currently using 3 superior runes of the ogre with 3 ruby orbs but I'm thinking 6/6 superior runes of the eagle are the way to go. I just don't know what materials are used to make them and I'm not paying the price they are on the market.

The next set of armor I go for will be more defensive though.

Hit 26 last night spent a bunch of time farming. Thinking I might just quest hard tonight and see how close to 30 I can get. Money is not flowing my way in game as much as I'd like. I find more often than not I can't sell on the trading Post becaus the wanted price is <= the vendor price so it won't let me.

I think I am the only neowin guild member on my server as the points/contribution are only at 100.

Hit 26 last night spent a bunch of time farming. Thinking I might just quest hard tonight and see how close to 30 I can get. Money is not flowing my way in game as much as I'd like. I find more often than not I can't sell on the trading Post becaus the wanted price is <= the vendor price so it won't let me.

I think I am the only neowin guild member on my server as the points/contribution are only at 100.

billa, nutreno and myself are on Dragonborn, your welcome to join, we already started Political for the Karma Flag, next up is the Arch for the Guild Bank. Billa and myself are almost on nightly, no idea when nutreno gets on

as far as money you get more the farther level you get, by the time i hit 30 i had over a gold. but i rarely bought anything, and vendor or trade post almost everything, even if the TP was for vendor price.

@ 30 i ran Catacombs for good drops ( recommend +magic find runes / gear ) it allows more item drops that can be worn or sold. when i hot 40 i immediately went and ran the Manor untill 45, was getting pretty much a level each run ( coupled with the +10 xp cotton candy that you can buy from a vendor next to it for a couple copper )

can safely stick with green gear and it not hurt that much. i didnt even bother with the yellow gear till 45 as i wanted the pirate jacket.

but i dont buy anything on the TP if it is more then 50 silver, doesnt mater what it is as it will just be replaced in a couple levels

Any leveling tips on guardian? I am trying to level mine, but it seems that some groups just output too much damage for guardian to handle at lower levels. Damage is pretty great, greatsword does enough that I can get them down over half way on my own in a single whirlwind (whatever that GS skill is called), but I definitely do have to be careful, if they all jump me I take damage really quickly.

Yeah, taking damage is something I was worried over when I played my guardian. I personally don't like being so squishy.

Using Mace/Shield + Sword/Focus now.

My build: http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fUMQRApe8dlYgKCXFSLEf4ESWhCE7BGpRd01DFaiYIA

Description: Shout recharge time reduced 20%, shouting converts a condition on allies to a boon, applying boons to allies heals you. Usually under the effects of aegis quite often, so I went for the +10% damage bonus, and burning enemies on block. Symbols are larger to expand my mace's regen symbol.

[sept.14 Update: the +90 toughness and 20% reduced charge time for shield abilities traits were merged, making this just a tad bit more awesome!]

Not trying to be the best DPS or best healer here, but rather provide reliable continuous damage, heals, and situational defenses when projectiles come flying or a big attack / trash rush is incoming, providing retaliation and reduced damage.

Found myself to be a lot more sturdy than I ever was before. The self-healing is rather useless when I'm soloing a 1-2 (sometimes 3 mobs, depending on their strength) as my health doesn't hardly even move anyway. Anything more than that though become a fun brawl. Only thing I find tricky is knowing when I'm going up against more than I can handle. Love being able to handle some bosses on my own, and take on things much higher level than me though. The claw of Jormag fight for instance, I was only downed a couple times and spent much of my time defending my team, reviving others, throwing out heals, and still managing to jump in the thick of things to fight him while only being 71 in crappy gear compared to the others who were mostly 80.

Overall, I'm quite pleased with this build as there's not much I can't take on by myself. May not be the fastest method of killing, but when you're by yourself and mobs come running at you, or someone's running away from a big mob, it's nice being able to say, "I GOT THIS FOO, WATCH OUT!" :laugh:

Changelog for tonights update that will be up shortly: https://forum-en.gui...ember-14th-2012

Glad to see i'll finally have an underwater elite on my Ele in pve.

Has anyone actually experienced pet AI improvements in the latest patch? The wonky path finding put me off playing my ranger.

I'd recommend guildwars2guru as I've previously mentioned before. Don't take every opinion as if they're an expert, but some good reading can lead to good results. Otherwise, I'd recommend SA's Guild Wars 2 forum area. I'd link you, but links to Something Awful are forbidden here heh. Same thing though; not experts, just people with time on their hands putting together something they like around their playstyle.

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As for myself, the build I made for my Guardian has been holding up quite nicely! Only level 71, but I got to fight a Jormag in the 70-80 area. Everything was level 82, but I'll be damned if I didn't hold myself up well! Was only downed a couple times, used lots of defensive cooldowns, did a ton of healing for not being a full-on healer (my build is steady dps, steady healing, with defensive support). Was dodging to heal people, and having so much fun with the event! Only got a silver medal for the event, but I figured that wasn't bad for GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW GLANCING BLOW! Did decent enough damage to the main dragon at least though, when he was stunned and all. My gear is absolute garbage too, still from 55-60ish. Will be fully setup though whenever I get to 80. No sense in buying much gear until I hit max level, since I'm already proving to be quite sturdy as it is.

For the trolls saying the game isn't visually impressive.... yeah.. not sure what they're smoking.

mhPq0.jpg

Friggin... RUUUUNNNN!!! (I like how tiny the people are in the background too, compared to the dragon)

g3Hbr.jpg

I can't wait to get to this part in my story!! Have yet to be involved in any of these epic battles. I am 56, am I getting close?

The invulnerable mechanic is so broken, basically everytime I fight under water at some part of the fight the monster goes to the invulnerable mode and autoheals before I can get to it again. I don't really see the need for the whole thing anyway, clever use of the terrain should be encouraged and not considered abuse.

Monsters going invulnerable when they can't reach you is a pretty standard thing in mmo's. If that wasn't like that people would just avoid any fight where there wasn't a rock they could stand on to prevent being hit. As for underwater, i haven't had any issues with it, perhaps you're just constantly going out of their chase range with your dodging?

Yeah, taking damage is something I was worried over when I played my guardian. I personally don't like being so squishy.

Using Mace/Shield + Sword/Focus now.

My build: http://gw2skills.net...7BGpRd01DFaiYIA

Description: Shout recharge time reduced 20%, shouting converts a condition on allies to a boon, applying boons to allies heals you. Usually under the effects of aegis quite often, so I went for the +10% damage bonus, and burning enemies on block. Symbols are larger to expand my mace's regen symbol.

[sept.14 Update: the +90 toughness and 20% reduced charge time for shield abilities traits were merged, making this just a tad bit more awesome!]

Not trying to be the best DPS or best healer here, but rather provide reliable continuous damage, heals, and situational defenses when projectiles come flying or a big attack / trash rush is incoming, providing retaliation and reduced damage.

Found myself to be a lot more sturdy than I ever was before. The self-healing is rather useless when I'm soloing a 1-2 (sometimes 3 mobs, depending on their strength) as my health doesn't hardly even move anyway. Anything more than that though become a fun brawl. Only thing I find tricky is knowing when I'm going up against more than I can handle. Love being able to handle some bosses on my own, and take on things much higher level than me though. The claw of Jormag fight for instance, I was only downed a couple times and spent much of my time defending my team, reviving others, throwing out heals, and still managing to jump in the thick of things to fight him while only being 71 in crappy gear compared to the others who were mostly 80.

Overall, I'm quite pleased with this build as there's not much I can't take on by myself. May not be the fastest method of killing, but when you're by yourself and mobs come running at you, or someone's running away from a big mob, it's nice being able to say, "I GOT THIS FOO, WATCH OUT!" :laugh:

Thanks, I'll take a closer look to this as I level, current using Greatsword for groups (more burst AoE) and scepter/torch for single target (though it does have great AoE as well) and it just rocks.....at lower levels you don't seem to need as much of a defensive build at later on, but from everything I've read I will need to go a bit more defensive than the low levels, but should be able to handle 4-5 mobs relatively easy as a guardian at level 80.

The invulnerable mechanic is so broken, basically everytime I fight under water at some part of the fight the monster goes to the invulnerable mode and autoheals before I can get to it again. I don't really see the need for the whole thing anyway, clever use of the terrain should be encouraged and not considered abuse.

Agreed. Though I understand it if you are standing on a ledge that monsters can't get to (seriously, many classes simply have better ranged damage, it wouldn't be fair to those who do not have great ranged options to let people kill without putting themselves at risk), but I have hit the underwater bug a few times. I fought a skale underwater to half health 5 times once before he finally didn't go invulnerable for no reason at all and fully heal.

I can't wait to get to this part in my story!! Have yet to be involved in any of these epic battles. I am 56, am I getting close?

You can fight the Shatterer in the 40-50 zone Blazeridge Steppes. I think he comes up every 3 hours? Big purple dragon you saw in all the trailers, if you watched them.

In the 50-60 zone Iron Marches, there's a couple of zone bosses, but nothing that big. One is a Devourer that doesn't hit too hard (to me) in the north east, but has a butt load of health. (takes roughly 10-12 minutes to kill him alone, going by the timestamps) The other is a Charr in the NW secton of the map. Hits like a friggin truck! At least, I thought so anyways. I thought that fight was incredibly epic, given how many times we all died just trying to kill him. Fun as hell! :D

Devourer boss thing tickling me:

http://i.imgur.com/Sc8Fz.jpg

Charr area, post-battle:

http://i.imgur.com/RWVk3.jpg

You'll fight

a dragon

in your story line I think around level 59. Can't be sure if the Priory or Whispers have the same sort of fight there though, since I only know how Vigil works out so far. Dunno about other zones either, but just from what I've played. :p

Thanks, I'll take a closer look to this as I level, current using Greatsword for groups (more burst AoE) and scepter/torch for single target (though it does have great AoE as well) and it just rocks.....at lower levels you don't seem to need as much of a defensive build at later on, but from everything I've read I will need to go a bit more defensive than the low levels, but should be able to handle 4-5 mobs relatively easy as a guardian at level 80.

Yeah, you can pick up the greatsword healing at the level 30 slot in your traits under Zeal too. May help out as enemies become increasingly difficult later on.

You can fight the Shatterer in the 40-50 zone Blazeridge Steppes. I think he comes up every 3 hours? Big purple dragon you saw in all the trailers, if you watched them.

In the 50-60 zone Iron Marches, there's a couple of zone bosses, but nothing that big. One is a Devourer that doesn't hit too hard (to me) in the north east, but has a butt load of health. (takes roughly 10-12 minutes to kill him alone, going by the timestamps) The other is a Charr in the NW secton of the map. Hits like a friggin truck! At least, I thought so anyways. I thought that fight was incredibly epic, given how many times we all died just trying to kill him. Fun as hell! :D

Devourer boss thing tickling me:

http://i.imgur.com/Sc8Fz.jpg

Charr area, post-battle:

http://i.imgur.com/RWVk3.jpg

You'll fight

a dragon

in your story line I think around level 59. Can't be sure if the Priory or Whispers have the same sort of fight there though, since I only know how Vigil works out so far. Dunno about other zones either, but just from what I've played. :p

Yeah, you can pick up the greatsword healing at the level 30 slot in your traits under Zeal too. May help out as enemies become increasingly difficult later on.

Yes you do around 59 lol. I will have to find that zone to explore. Some how haven't been there yet. Just hit 60 tonight so I am slowly progressing along.

Just hit 50

And got full pirate set, but various " of something " but i got a 3 set bonus of 1, rest is just 1 of the set bonus

Question though, i thought the white location in the guild list was for people on the same server, thinking im wrong . What does the location colors of white / gold mean

Just hit 50

And got full pirate set, but various " of something " but i got a 3 set bonus of 1, rest is just 1 of the set bonus

Question though, i thought the white location in the guild list was for people on the same server, thinking im wrong . What does the location colors of white / gold mean

My understanding is White is they are on same server as you, gold means they are on a different server.

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Dell acknowledged that the SupportAssist bug causes black screens of death, while HP systems are suffering from Secure Boot update issues and boot loops. Both companies issued official advisories. Windows Insider Program Here is what Microsoft released for Windows Insiders this week: Builds Canary Channel Builds 29610.1000 and 28120.2302 This week's "Canary" builds only contain performance improvements and fixes, including the Low-latency mode, which is now available in the Stable channel for all Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 users. Dev Channel Build 26300.8687 Microsoft brought some useful File Explorer changes with this build. You can now open folders in a new tab by middle-clicking them in the address bar. Beta Channel Build 26220.8680 and 28020.2298 Screen Tint, improved Windows Widgets, and other enhancements are included in this week's Beta releases. Release Preview Channel Builds 26200.8728 and 26100.8728 These builds also feature better widgets, new Windows Update controls, point-in-time restore, File Explorer improvements, and more. In addition to new Windows 11 preview builds, Microsoft announced that inbox Windows 11 apps now have their dedicated release notes in the official documentation. Also, Microsoft dropped massive feature updates for six apps, including Paint, Clock, Calculator, Camera, Media Player, Photos, and more. Updates are available This section covers software, firmware, and other notable updates (released and coming soon) delivering new features, security fixes, improvements, patches, and more from Microsoft and third parties. Google has some bad news for those still using MV2-based extensions in Chromium-based browsers, particularly Chrome. The company is now removing flags responsible for Manifest V2-based extensions (uBlock Origin is one of the most popular). However, some browsers resist this change, and Opera issued a statement that it will allow users to continue using MV2 extensions for as long as possible. While Microsoft is still not ready to share new details about MV2 extensions in Microsoft Edge, the company shared important details about the way it will be updating the browser going forward. Now, Microsoft wants to update Edge every two weeks across all platforms instead of the current four-week schedule (only the Extended Stable is exempt from this change). This week, Microsoft confirmed a useful new Teams feature that is coming to the messenger soon. It also detailed all the improvements that made the platform better for users in 2026. However, not all changes are great, as the company is moving ahead with the check-in feature, which many believe will lead to employee monitoring. PowerToys received a feature update this week. Version 0.100 arrived with a big rework for the Shortcut Guide, a new extension gallery for Command Palette, new Dock features, and plenty of other changes. Here are other updates and releases you may find interesting: Microsoft is bringing big performance improvements to OneDrive on Mac Popular Windows 11 file manager Files gets improved tags, layouts, and a new OneDrive icon New Outlook for Windows and Web is getting a simple but very useful email feature Microsoft had to shut down 70+ GitHub repos after getting hacked, bringing back some Microsoft AI boss no longer believes that AI will replace human workers Microsoft wants to end printer driver headaches with Windows Ready Print SQL Server Management Studio 22.7 brings "What's New" page, T-SQL formatting, and lots more Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.124 with smarter autonomous AI agents Windows Server gets DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support Here are the latest drivers and firmware updates released this week: NVIDIA 610.52 Hotfix with multiple fixes for black screens of death, sleep issues, G-SYNC, and more. Reviews are in Here is the hardware and software we reviewed this week Steven Parker reviewed a rather unorthodox device here on Neowin this week. He took for a spin the DWARF mini, the world's smallest smart telescope for night and day sky captures. It tracks objects in the sky, has a sun filter, and has a low learning curve. There is also nice build quality and a quite affordable price. Pulasthi Ariyasinghe reviewed 007 First Light. The game turned out to be a satisfying spy adventure in the James Bond universe with great gunplay and combat, impressive crowds, over-the-top action sequences, and more. There are a few quirks here and there, but overall, the game scored high on our scale. On the gaming side Learn about upcoming game releases, Xbox rumors, new hardware, software updates, freebies, deals, discounts, and more. Microsoft held the latest XBOX Games Showcase this week. There, the company announced plenty of cool stuff, including a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, a special 25th anniversary XBOX Series X with a classic translucent green design (coming in November 2026), details about Gears of War: E-Day, Spyro: A Realm Beyond after nearly 20 years since the last release, a new Hellblade game from Ninja Theory, a new expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages, fresh details about State of Decay 3, and even a new entry in the Crazy Taxi series. More improtantly for XBOX fans, Microsoft announced the return of XBOX exclusives, with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution kicking it off. Microsoft also has some good news for Nintendo Switch 2 owners. Minecraft is coming natively to the second-gen Switch, offering better performance and new features, including the visual overhaul called "Vibrant Visuals." Playground Games revealed a 30-minute gameplay video of the upcoming Fable, showcasing combat, action, NPC simulation, relationships, and player choices. Additionally, the studio confirmed a bug with Forza Horizon 6 wiping saves for some gamers. It also had to shut down one of the game's online modes after users discovered an infinite money glitch. NVIDIA announced new games for the GeForce NOW streaming service and a big Summer sale that lets you get 12 months of GeForce NOW for $35 or $70 less, depending on the tier. Speaking of discounts, check out this week's Weekend PC Game Deals article, full of discounts and the latest freebies from the Epic Games Store. Great deals to check Every week, we cover many deals on different hardware and software. The following discounts are still available, so check them out. You might find something you want or need. GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G - $649.99 | 13% off 1TB Samsung T7 Portable SSD - $189.98 | 31% off AirPods Pro 3 - $179 | $50 off Edifier R1280Ts Powered Bookshelf Speakers - $129.99 | 24% off This link will take you to other issues of the Microsoft Weekly series. 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    • Microsoft Flight Simulator's City Update 15 enhances Midwest cities by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe The third major city update of the year has landed for the original Microsoft Flight Simulator and the 2024 release. The latest drop is upgrading the visuals and regional accuracy of three metropolitan regions in the American states of Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The 15th city update is adding eight new areas of interest that have been enhanced with high-fidelity TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface texturing in the mentioned regions. The free update highlights Chicago, Elgin, Cicero, and Arlington Heights in Illinois, as well as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Duluth, Brooklyn Park, Woodbury, Lakeville, Plymouth, and Blaine in Minnesota. In Wisconsin, the development has also upgraded the lands and buildings of Milwaukee, Madison, and Racine. The update lands just as one of the world's largest enthusiast flight simulation conventions, FlightSimExpo, kicks off in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 14. The Flight Sim development team's 40-minute keynote at the event can be watched here. At the same time, Microsoft is bringing the 6-seat, single-engine, multi-use light civil airplane Piper M600 into the game as a part of its Expert Series 2 program. This premium plane can be purchased from the in-game marketplace for $24.99. City Update 15: The United States Midwest is now available in Microsoft Flight Simulator, as well as the newer Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, as an optional download. It can be accessed across Steam and the Microsoft Store for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, as well as Xbox and PC Game Pass subscriptions. Xbox One, mobile, and PC players can also jump into the new content using Xbox Cloud Gaming if they have a Game Pass Ultimate membership. The game must be updated to the latest version to download this free update from the in-game marketplace.
    • Five things you might have missed during Apple's WWDC 2026 by Aditya Tiwari Image: Apple Apple's annual developer event, WWDC 2026, happened from June 8 through June 12. We have already covered several new features and updates that the iPhone maker unveiled during the official keynote. Apple took Google's help and finally announced the upgraded Siri AI personal assistant, which now comes with an app. Moreover, a truckload of Apple Intelligence features took the center stage. That said, this year's WWDC is a bit different, and you might have noticed or missed the following stuff: Apple's ongoing unification of platforms Image: Apple One thing Apple is widely known for is its seamless hardware-software ecosystem. The company added a new chapter in 2020, when it began the Apple Silicon transition and launched macOS 11 Big Sur with native ARM support. Some major changes happened last year as well, when Apple renamed all of its operating systems to version 26 and introduced the Liquid Glass design language. Until WWDC 2025, Apple keynotes had dedicated segments for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and other operating systems, in which the company discussed each in detail. The WWDC 2026 keynote was different, and Apple allotted most of the screen time to Apple Intelligence and Siri. It didn't even publish separate press releases on its website for different operating systems. While it might seem surprising at first, it shows how Apple plans to move forward with its software ecosystem. Be it the Liquid Glass changes, child safety updates, or other features, they are mostly rolling out across multiple platforms. In other words, Apple is slowly blurring the line between its operating systems and achieving feature parity wherever possible. It's easy to rule out that someone in Apple's marketing team forgot to press the publish button. Everything is a calculated move when it comes to a company like Apple. Putting Apple Intelligence left, right, and center hints that the OS itself is no longer the product anymore. It's Siri, not Pepsi Time and again, various Apple products have been compared to unrelated things and turned into meme material. You might have heard about the "cheese grater" Mac Pro or the "trash can" Mac Pro, to name a few. It's Siri's turn this time. The upgraded AI assistant got a fresh logo, and people have started comparing it with Pepsi. There are other contenders, such as the Sony Ericsson logo and the Yin and Yang symbol. Shot on iPhone. Edited on Mac Image: Apple Apple has been putting the iPhone's camera muscles to the test on various occasions. Even NASA astronauts took it to Space earlier this year and captured some out-of-this-world photos. Recently, Apple TV streamed the first major live sporting event shot entirely on iPhone 17 Pro: an MLS match featuring the LA Galaxy vs. the Houston Dynamo FC. The 'Pro' iPhone has also been used to shoot Apple events in recent years. It's "Scary Fast" Mac event in 2023 was among the earliest attempts, and the tradition trickled down to the WWDC 2026 keynote, which ended with the tag line "Shot on iPhone. Edited on Mac." It's unsurprising to see Apple flexing the camera capabilities of its Pro models, especially when it has been baking professional-grade features, including ProRes RAW and Genlock. Hints for the foldable Apple has been sitting on the foldable iPhone for so long. There is still confusion over when the company will make it official. A recent report said that the iPhone Fold might get delayed as Apple is struggling to perfect its hinge mechanism. But Apple has been dropping hints here and there. A developer dug into the iOS 27 beta code and found internal references about device folding states. As verified by Macworld, the code includes references to "foldState" and "angleDegrees" internal status values, which are apparently designed to tell apps if a device is folded and at what angle. As of now, no other Apple device uses these states. The publication also found internal code suggesting Apple has been testing a device with both Touch ID and Dynamic Island, a combo that doesn't exist today. Last event as Apple CEO Image: Apple Tim Cook's bond with Apple is now almost three decades old, having started in 1998 as the SVP of Worldwide Operations. Back in August 2011, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO months before his passing, and Cook took charge. Now, the baton has been passed to the hardware chief, John Ternus, who will take over the role on September 1. WWDC 2026 is the last major Apple Event for Tim Cook as CEO. We have seen so much during Cook's tenure over the years, much of which defines Apple as we know it today. From new hardware product lines like Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Silicon, to boosting Apple's services business with Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Pay, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, Apple Care One, and more. That said, the first developer betas for Apple's latest operating systems are now available. You can check if your device is supported on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and other platforms. What's your favorite feature that Apple announced this year at WWDC 2026? Tell us in the comments.
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