User talk:Linsey Murdock/bugs4

Question about zquests

Since the PvP zquests cycle through the limited PvP arenas, is it possible to have the same PvP zquest in your quest log twice? One of my characters has 2 HA zquests, but when I went to take JQ today on another char, I wasn't able, and I'm assuming that it is because the JQ zquest is already in that char's quest log. Was this a bug that has been fixed? Or is it a bug that I am unable to take the JQ zquest a 2nd time? --MushaTalk 21:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

It was fixed with the last update, you can no longer do this. DarkNecrid 21:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

This can get archived... - Linsey talk 02:47, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Character Select Display

I've noticed that other than actual masks or helms, other headpieces don't show up in the Character Select Menu, like the Paragon crests or the Elementalist auras. Is this something that can be fixed? Or do I simply need to check something in my graphics options? --MushaTalk 04:57, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Those are the only ones, actually, that don't show up. It's been like that since the start with elementalists. There is no option to change it. I'm guessing it has something to do with the graphical implementation of the headpiece, it seems to be detached from the character model, it full sense of the word. When I load a busy town, I see my headpiece walking around with my character still loading (invisible), so the reverse seems to apply on the character select screen. Don't know of the exact mechanics, but that's how it seems to appear. Rose Of Kali 18:59, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

So, is this something ANET can fix for us? Can they display the crests and auras on our paragons and eles on the character select display? --MushaTalk 20:15, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

They might be able to, but I doubt they will. It would take a lot of time for a screen that you'll visit maybe 10-30 seconds per day. They'd rather improve the GW2 login screen instead. 145.94.74.23 06:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

i think there are a lot of things that would improve the character selection screen on of which would be adding more sorting options and the good old "being able to choose what screen (ie from games past, like factions or nightfall)" a lot of people leave the game on that screen and use it as a screen saver of sorts but that's way more the login screen.. -- Zesbeer 05:24, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, but still it's just a menu. A pretty one, but still something 99% of the players skips through very quickly. I am not saying it would be nice, I'm just saying that it would be a lot of work for a small % of players...and that's something I think they will not do. Not unless it's one of the spare-time projects of one of the developers. 145.94.74.23 06:48, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

The only change I'd love to see is more sorting options for my characters. The character arrangement seems to re-randomize every time I re-make a character, and with 14 characters, it's tedious to browse trying to find who I'm looking for (I can't even imagine this for those with max number of slots O_O). Options to sort by name, profession, or in-game age would be awesome, but best would be allowing you to sort them the way you want, drag-and-drop style. Another cool thing would be a second view of the character select page that shows you all character portrait boxes at once (like the thumbnail view style of Windows folders), and switching back to the current system (filmstrip view style of image folders). I know this looks and smells like a suggestion, and will be archived, etc, but I also don't care about who uses it or implements it, as it's not my idea, and it's nothing new, Windows has done it years go and it's not copyrighted, so there. *sticks out tongue* I just hope someone important sees it and goes "hey, this sounds feasible, let me throw this out to someone who can make it happen" and forget it was ever mentioned here. :) Rose Of Kali 23:07, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

another feature that would be awesome is to be able to select the character you want to play and where you want to start from ie be able to log of in ember light camp come back on and move your toon and have him/her start at heroes ascent.-- Zesbeer 19:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

That's not really that much more helpful for the effort to create it, a better alternative is to have the ability to tab through continent maps without having to go through port cities first. I think Anet is well aware of this one, as it's been requested since the days of Factions, when KC/LA took 5 minutes to load and many people still played on dial-up. Rose Of Kali 20:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Better map traveling is a totally different topic, let's not get into it right now. (I have probably a whole page worth of a write up for it in my head, and I'm just waiting for the Feedback namespace...) — Poki#3 (talk) 23:06, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah it's just the Paragon and Elementalist and it does have to do with how those headpieces are rigged up. I don't believe this is something we can change. - Linsey talk 20:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Something I've always wondered, why do Paragons have those kinds of headpieces? Based on their armor, I would have expected some kind of helmet, personally. -- Azazel the Assassin/talk 00:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

When you attack in range, helmets just get in the way. There are no melee spears in this game. MithTalk 01:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

There is a melee spear attack. ~Shard 01:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh... yeah... so what? You can't use the spear with melee attacks. That's just a melee attack that requires a spear, an exception. That doesn't mean spears can actually used to attack in melee. MithTalk 13:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Application down?

Hi Linsey, sorry to bother you, but I was filling out my application for the Test Krewe, and it didnt submit, so I tried to refresh the page, but it wasn't there. I went back to the homepage, and I saw no link to the application. I know you probably don't deal with the website, but I didn't know who else to talk to. Thanks for your help Linsey and thanks for all that you do.--Malchior Devenholm 01:04, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

First off, Linsey has nothing to do with the website, that would be Emily, and I would guess the site is getting totally slammed by people applying to join the Test Krewe, so there are very likely going to be some glitches (aren't there always when Everyone hits the same site at the same time?). -- Wyn talk 01:12, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Yup many ppl=many problems, and thx for pointing me to the right person Wyn :). I'll just try to wait it out a few days.--Malchior Devenholm 22:28, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Eh? Since when it's application open? Haven't seen any news on the site or the wiki. MithTalk 10:39, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

An announcement was in the guildwars.com news section, but was removed when they took the application down. - Tanetris 11:57, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

still no new info on this?-- Zesbeer 17:15, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

We are hoping to get it back up today but the web team has been hella slammed with all this GW2 stuff going on, so I'm not sure. - Linsey talk 21:08, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

It's back up now! Yay Emily! - Linsey talk 22:30, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Exactly what will the purpose of the crew be? Purely bug reporting, or will they be able to say things like "wail of doom is so broken, please don't implement it" as well? --Jette 22:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Bug reporting and to be used as Datamining subjects b/c everyone knows "Statistics" are never wrong or subjective and could ever be misconstrued like real personal experiences. Well, except for that Samuel Clemmons guy, but WTF did he know?? --ilr 22:56, 18 August 2009 (UTC)