Guild Wars 2

Wandered around in Brisban Wildlands with a low level character when I noticed a destroyed probe.

What does this mean ? Anybody found this in other zones ? So far probes in lornar’s pass and bloodtide coast are working and guarded.

Probably means they’re not needed anymore since the Lion’s Arch probe found the ley line.

Hmm. Interesting.

yeah, i always blow up my flashlights when i’m done looking for things

These have been around since the marionette release.

VodCom.6924:

Wandered around in Brisban Wildlands with a low level character when I noticed a destroyed probe.

What does this mean ? Anybody found this in other zones ? So far probes in lornar’s pass and bloodtide coast are working and guarded.

This is part of the Origins Of Madness patch. There is an Achievement for the probes as well as killing the guards. You also need the power cores from the probes to access Scarlet’s Lair.

I don’t recall them self-destructing though.

lordkrall.7241:

I don’t recall them self-destructing though.

There were already broken ones that said they self-destructed back in the marionette release. I think they did that so they wouldn’t have too many probe events, since there were a lot of probes.

I only found this out because I was using a probe map to find power cores and most of the probes had self-destructed instead of being probe events.

Ah. Might be the case.

1. Probe respawns.
2. people fight the mobs around the probe.
3. People destroy the probe.
4. You run across a destroyed probe.

Repeat.

Seems to be mainly the ones in lower-level zones and Orr/Frostgorge Sound that have self destructed from what I’ve seen.

ChaosKirin.1328:

1. Probe respawns.
2. people fight the mobs around the probe.
3. People destroy the probe.
4. You run across a destroyed probe.

Repeat.

I’ve seen this during my hunt for energy cores. However, if you run into a probe that has been destroyed and plundered some time ago, you cannot interact with it at all.

Apparently the probes far away from lion’s arch (Orr, frostgorge…) are self destructing. That goes well with the fact that the one in LA turned green.

However, if you’ve found the good location, why still thumping and not self destruct as well ?

ChaosKirin.1328:

1. Probe respawns.
2. people fight the mobs around the probe.
3. People destroy the probe.
4. You run across a destroyed probe.

Repeat.

Did you look at the image?

Hmm, have we got anyone mapping (and comparing) the “still active” probes and the self-destructed ones? Might be interesting to see if there’s any pattern.

Putting out an idea here…

Perhaps the reason they are self-destructing is that someone already has the power core but wants kills for a daily kill achievement.

They come upon the event, see some enemy, kill them and leave the energy probe. After a period of time without guards nearby the probe self-destructs so that it can then respawn with fresh enemy to guard it.

Gentle Is Insane.6594:

Putting out an idea here…

Perhaps the reason they are self-destructing is that someone already has the power core but wants kills for a daily kill achievement.

They come upon the event, see some enemy, kill them and leave the energy probe. After a period of time without guards nearby the probe self-destructs so that it can then respawn with fresh enemy to guard it.

Enemies re-spawn even when the probe is not destroyed

This is nothing new.

As explained above, as soon as a player clears the mobs and takes the power core from the probe, it then becomes available for other players to take power cores as well. After a set period of time (+- 5 minutes), it self destructs. No one will be able to get power cores from it until it ‘respawns’.

Which gives you the result in the picture.