GW2 - Balancing & Combat Systems - Isaiah Cartwright Exclusive Interview - Part 1

Here's Part 1 of the interview with Isaiah Cartwright, Lead Systems Designer for Guild Wars 2!

Topics covered in this part:

Balancing Philosophy - 02:42
Balancing in GW2 - 06:26

Combat System - 18:28
Mobility In Combat - 21:20
Is the Combat system finalized? - 30:10

Paradigm Shift's website - http://paradigmshiftpvp.enjin.com If you think you have what it takes to be a competitive PVPer in GW2, then click the link above and apply!

Become a fan of me on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Xoll-Fury/135206216568590

There were a lot of issues with this recording. Namely lag issues. You'll notice lots of choppiness in the audio. Not sure which end the lag was on but there wasn't a whole lot we could do about it. In most cases, though, you can still figure out what was said.

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[DSAHOY]

Xollfury Where do you get all you're GW2 footage?

Please answer.

[XollFury]

@DSAHOY I do not have any GW2 footage. o.O

[mooncat429]

Hey XollFury I was wonder will a PVEer/PVPer such as myself will be able to join ur guild? Also what about the pvp website you talked about because some ppl could be on a very poor server an wasn't able to do all the things that u mention in your application will they still get a chance to join? An will you do tryouts on the server your on to see if there capable to join your guild? Cause the server i was on was like an elites server so it was hard to join a good guild....

[XollFury]

@mooncat429 The best thing I can tell you to do is go to the site and apply. You likely won't be able to get in if you don't have adequate proof of your awesomeness, however I will be leading a guild in addition to being an officer in Paradigm Shift. One aspect of that guild will be that it will act as sort of a proving ground for Paradigm shift. I don't have a website for it yet but I hope to get started on that really soon! Thanks for your interest!

[DSAHOY]

Mr.xolfury I have a question, would you mind answering?

I'm pretty sure you know all about the side kicking or anti griefing mechanic.

I was just wondering how it will work with your armor and weapons ext.

I highly doubt it will keep your lvl 80 gear, Will it give you lvl 3 gear?

So.... whats up with that?

[XollFury]

@DSAHOY As far as I know all of your gear as well as your skills will scale to your side-kicked level. If that makes sense... Obviously they would scale back up when leaving the low-level zone. Don't quote me on this but I thought I heard one of the devs say something along those lines in a panel.

[reflexorz]

Very nice. Thanks for all the vids and I'm looking forward to more to feed my addiction to a game that isn't even out yet!

[XollFury]

@Molhedim yeah I was kinda nervous, you hear me struggle like nuts to get that question out about the combat system? yeah.....

oh and yes I absolutely remember that! It's so crazy to think about it!

[cliveklg]

Also interesting... they take out secondary professions to reduce the number of combinations to balance because it was a problem.... but they add the skill over lap system that essentially puts the same problem back into.

[cliveklg]

The same guy in charge in the disaster of balancing in GW1 is in charge still in GW2? Even listen to what he learned doesn't change my fears the same mess was going to happen again, especially when GW2 has even more complex balancing with the skill combining system.

[Fronken89]

@DSAHOY The way it works is that your stats are scaled down to the highest probable level for that zone, so if you are level 80 and you enter a level 5 zone, you will still have your level 80 gear, weapon and skills, but all your stats and your damage will be scaled down to about level 8, meaning you are still more powerful than those who are there leveling, but you wont be able to run around one-shotting everything, thereby griefing everyone else.

[DSAHOY]

@XollFury Oh yaXD

But do you know how to get it?

I really want to start making GW2 videos but I have no idea on how to get footage.

Please help:)

[MrRacatum]

@XollFury Marry me !

[Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh]

Anet, fix botting problem first.

[mooncat429]

@XollFury ooo ty so much for commenting back. i was on a very bad server so i wont have the achievements to prove it. but adding the proving ground guild is a nice touch to let any body to join if there pvpers to prove them self you sound like a good person too. u dont seem to be the pessimistic type if your making a guild for ppl to prove them self in i hope we meet one day on GW2 :3