Guild Wars 2

This seems like the most appropriate location for this post. Players Helping Players seems inappropriate, because the category is too broad. If I am wrong, please forgive me. This post will have to be fast, as I do not have a lot of time at the moment, and may seem curt – though is not my intention.

I’m looking for solo players – players who, like me, typically avoid grouping because of the “stuff” that comes along with it – to do this dungeon and get the rewards. I will make myself available as much as possible.

What I guarantee to you from myself:

• Cool, laid back, mature, and funny at times.

• Patient. Will not yell at you for dying or become impatient if you want to explore or look at cutscenes

• Will never initiate or vote to kick you (unless your behavior actually warrants it)

• All professions are welcome. Bring your profession and represent!

• I care that you get the rewards that you want, it’s not just all about me. I will put myself out there for you, because I want you to have fun. (i.e., I’m cool with multiple runs)

• Happy trails to you: I will not burden you with the discomfort of a guild invite or friend request once it’s all over. A bow, a smile, and a wave.

If you are not a “solo” player, but a cool, mature person. You are welcome too.

My info:

• Server: Kaineng

• Time Zone: EST

• Availability: Weekdays ~6pm-10pm, Weekends: ~all day

Please send me a private message if you are interested.
Let’s do this dungeon and get these rewards, guys.

I am unsure if cross-server parties can do this dungeon, but it would be great as it would increase the pool of potential respondents.

P.S.: I have not used the popular gw2lfg site, and am unsure if this kind of post would be appropriate there.

Moderators: Please don’t taze my post, bro’!

Thanks!

-Vawn

Vawn.3041:

I’m looking for solo players – players who, like me, typically avoid grouping because of the “stuff” that comes along with it

What I guarantee to you from myself:
* Cool, laid back, mature, and funny at times.
* Patient. Will not yell at you for dying or become impatient if you want to explore or look at cutscenes
* Will never initiate or vote to kick you (unless your behavior actually warrants it)
* All professions are welcome. Bring your profession and represent!
* I care that you get the rewards that you want, it’s not just all about me.
* Happy trails to you: I will not burden you with the discomfort of a guild invite or friend request once it’s all over. A bow, a smile, and a wave.

I keep seeing this type of post, here and in a few other threads about this particular dungeon. All these people that aren’t comfortable with grouping with strangers in fear of getting chastised. Maybe I’m just very lucky but I have never, in the entire time I have played this game, come across a single impatient, angry, raging, abusive player. Everyone has been more than understanding if you fall short during the dungeon run.

Have your experiences really been this bad that you need to advertise on the official forums to avoid these types?

maybe Anet needs to have a report function for abusive players. They seem to be scaring off people from doing the content.

This is a pretty easy dungeon tbh, the only hard parts are buggy invisible attacks from bosses, and if you’re in small numbers and get those pulling oozes… well you better be ready to dodge/block/reflect a lot of projectiles and ideally have stability.

Two players can do it though, and I suspect one if they really wanted to make it happen, so if you have a full group it honestly doesn’t matter if you fill it with randoms and don’t even question how capable they are. If nothing else they can distract stuff a few moments and be ressed for the next bit. For us, just grabbing whoever wanted to go, mostly there’d only be one or two who were a bit more easily squished, and we were prepared to keep them afloat where possible and res later if not. The most difficult run so far was just because we got a lot of invisible damage in the end, but I just managed to hold it off and finish off a boss, which revives everyone and becomes super-easy-mode.

So far only one failed – because the gate to the bosses never opened. :|

Thobek.1730:

I keep seeing this type of post, here and in a few other threads about this particular dungeon. All these people that aren’t comfortable with grouping with strangers in fear of getting chastised. Maybe I’m just very lucky but I have never, in the entire time I have played this game, come across a single impatient, angry, raging, abusive player. Everyone has been more than understanding if you fall short during the dungeon run.

Have your experiences really been this bad that you need to advertise on the official forums to avoid these types?

maybe Anet needs to have a report function for abusive players. They seem to be scaring off people from doing the content.

Sometimes it can get ridiculous. I’ve had some CRAPPY groups in the past.

Nothing abusive really, just elitist, impatient, or just plain old bad at playing.

OMG, In all my years of playing GW and WoW and GW2, I have seen it all. I’ve seen votes for the worst tank ever. The worst healer. It goes on and on, all by the loudest most offensive player on the team. The healer won’t heal me, well stop standing in the poison idiot. I’ve been on a few good teams but they were few and far between.

I actually did a dungeon with a leader( in WoW you can go in as the leader of the group) who actually called targets and marked them, explained battles before they happened, told everyone their responsibility and helped everyone. But that was once in 15 years of playing. The rest of the time it was a pretty sad state of grouping. Sorry but I’m too old and tired of it. I want the large spontaneous group that happens all by itself. I just did the big centaur battle HH and that was quite fun. I just don’t understand why the end of F & F could not have a dungeon and a finish for everyone else too.

The only issues I have with pugging are when you join a group of friends/guild. You get stuck with ~3 people, and one is usually a jerk. And of course no reason or logic can help you here because friends will always back their friends when a stranger threatens them.

But under that circumstance, it’s not actually a “pick up group” you are joining. In real PUGS, if there is a problem member, you can just kick them. And most of the time if you have a problem with someone, so does someone else in the party.

So anyways, I found a great way to find a group for this dungeon is just to stand outside it and LFG.

wrong region(

Curo.2483:

So anyways, I found a great way to find a group for this dungeon is just to stand outside it and LFG.

On the flip side, when it’s down to me to gather more players I just spam invites at anything nearby not in a party. Seems to work just fine.

Myst Dawnbringer.9138:

OMG, In all my years of playing GW and WoW and GW2, I have seen it all. I’ve seen votes for the worst tank ever. The worst healer. It goes on and on, all by the loudest most offensive player on the team. The healer won’t heal me, well stop standing in the poison idiot. I’ve been on a few good teams but they were few and far between.

I actually did a dungeon with a leader( in WoW you can go in as the leader of the group) who actually called targets and marked them, explained battles before they happened, told everyone their responsibility and helped everyone. But that was once in 15 years of playing. The rest of the time it was a pretty sad state of grouping. Sorry but I’m too old and tired of it. I want the large spontaneous group that happens all by itself. I just did the big centaur battle HH and that was quite fun. I just don’t understand why the end of F & F could not have a dungeon and a finish for everyone else too.

Indeed—one of the reasons I enjoyed Guild Wars 1 was because this kind of thing was never, ever mandatory for any of the main storylines there. Expecting that to hold true for the personal story and such in 2 was one of the reasons I took the risk on it—despite the friends I was expecting to be able to be playing alongside refusing to have anything at all to do with the game thanks to the City of Heroes debacle. :-/ I’m starting to regret not having listened to them—but I’ve paid for my game…shame I’m apparently going to be slapped in the face for expecting to be able to play it to the end myself.

I’m sad that there’s no actual party planning going on in here…

Tawa.3180:

I’m sad that there’s no actual party planning going on in here…

That probably says something about the lack of willingness to be forced into a party against your will just to be allowed to complete an otherwise soloable but scalable storyline.

Update:
I’ve had one response – today (and that’s sure better than zero!)
Saturday is just around the corner, folks, so come on down!

Btw – I did try to solo it and got to the end of the tunnel in the first part. Champion Translucent Ooze and Associates were waiting there, pinky-tipping back their breakfast teacups. When they saw me they put down their drinks and stood from their chairs and did this (see image). And then…you know: It got ugly.

Congrats on getting some help in this dungeon!

I still haven’t been able to fight any tunnel bosses besides the troll pack in all the times I’ve run it. Even as a decked out guardian in pink ascended gear, I wouldn’t wanna solo these bosses and Molten Gunners.

Vawn.3041:

Update:
I’ve had one response – today (and that’s sure better than zero!)
Saturday is just around the corner, folks, so come on down!

Btw – I did try to solo it and got to the end of the tunnel in the first part. Champion Translucent Ooze and Associates were waiting there, pinky-tipping back their breakfast teacups. When they saw me they put down their drinks and stood from their chairs…then it got ugly.

lol, that was the one I got in a duo-run first time into the dungeon. We made it eventually but I decided to pretty thoroughly re-evaluate my choice of build after that…

Not sure why you’d find so few people unless your server just has fewer or something. Is it NA? Don’t remember Kaineng. I transferred from EU due to lag and every one of the NA servers had high pop throughout the day, so it would surprise me if there weren’t many, if it is. Maybe their size categories are just broad.

So far there’s really never been a time I couldn’t find people just milling around outside of it, even with most of my play time being off-peak for NA. I think they’re the ‘solo’ players you’re talking about, amusingly often sitting there idling and saying ‘LFG’ every so often, yet never wanting to form a group to begin with. Not that I like forming groups, because I hate managing people, but it’s preferable to standing around a door for ages so a few random invites later I have a weird mix of things grouped and go run the dungeon again.

Last time was pretty good actually, in spite of my initial concerns when I noticed three of them were lighter ranged setups. Not a single death and surprisingly few downs (two of which came from a somewhat enthusiastic charr taking running leaps over the edge, so it doesn’t really count).

Vulpis.8063:

Tawa.3180:

I’m sad that there’s no actual party planning going on in here…

That probably says something about the lack of willingness to be forced into a party against your will just to be allowed to complete an otherwise soloable but scalable storyline.

You could actually solo it. The reward wouldn’t be worthwhile, it’d be incredibly annoying at times, and take ages, but there’s nothing in there one player literally cannot defeat.

I play solo most of the time and I have not done it yet. I see people asking for a group now and then but I cant see the thing anywhere. Though it might be me , Ive had the flu for a week /cough

Hi Fox

LameFox.6349:

Is it NA? Don’t remember Kaineng.

Yes, it is.

Vawn.3041:

Hi Fox

LameFox.6349:

Is it NA? Don’t remember Kaineng.

Yes, it is.

lol, it amazes me there are so many servers when it’s so hard to find people anywhere but the most popular places/events.

Have you tried guesting? Maybe the one you’re on, people just aren’t that interested.

Vawn.3041:

This seems like the most appropriate location for this post. Players Helping Players seems inappropriate, because the category is too broad. If I am wrong, please forgive me. This post will have to be fast, as I do not have a lot of time at the moment, and may seem curt – though is not my intention.

I’m looking for solo players – players who, like me, typically avoid grouping because of the “stuff” that comes along with it – to do this dungeon and get the rewards. I will make myself available as much as possible.

What I guarantee to you from myself:

• Cool, laid back, mature, and funny at times.

• Patient. Will not yell at you for dying or become impatient if you want to explore or look at cutscenes

• Will never initiate or vote to kick you (unless your behavior actually warrants it)

• All professions are welcome. Bring your profession and represent!

• I care that you get the rewards that you want, it’s not just all about me. I will put myself out there for you, because I want you to have fun. (i.e., I’m cool with multiple runs)

• Happy trails to you: I will not burden you with the discomfort of a guild invite or friend request once it’s all over. A bow, a smile, and a wave.

If you are not a “solo” player, but a cool, mature person. You are welcome too.

My info:

• Server: Kaineng

• Time Zone: EST

• Availability: Weekdays ~6pm-10pm, Weekends: ~all day

Please send me a private message if you are interested.
Let’s do this dungeon and get these rewards, guys.

I am unsure if cross-server parties can do this dungeon, but it would be great as it would increase the pool of potential respondents.

P.S.: I have not used the popular gw2lfg site, and am unsure if this kind of post would be appropriate there.

Moderators: Please don’t taze my post, bro’!

Thanks!

-Vawn

It’s cool to see somebody taking a constructive approach.
I might whisper you in game later

if you make another “Solo” players party hit me up

It is nice to see this kind of player, willing to help, have fun and someone who knows what it is like to enjoy playing an MMO is a solo way. I’ve just completed this dungeon with some good friends, and even then, there are issues! dungeons tend to make people slightly crazy!

Sory arcs should be soloable! ;-)

LameFox.6349:

Have you tried guesting? Maybe the one you’re on, people just aren’t that interested.

Guesting on a populated server and LFG-ing outside the dungeon is a good
suggestion. A happier solution, IMO, would be to find a group of kindred
spirits – people who have read this posting and have found it resonates
with their own feelings.

I think that type of “quiet understanding” amongst a group of people
who are otherwise strangers, has an increased likelihood of spawning the kind
of synergy that results in a positive experience for everyone involved.
When you generally PUG, you get what you get. Unarguably, both approaches
are dice-rolls. But I think the former stacks the odds a bit better.

That is not to say I’ve rejected your suggestion – it is obviously a
good one. I’m just presenting another aspect that might answer
“Why doesn’t Vawn just go to Tarnished Coast or somewhere and LFG?”

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

I might whisper you in game later

And you’re warmly welcomed to do so

Rezzet.3614:

if you make another “Solo” players party hit me up

I’ll be standing outside the dungeon on Kaineng very shortly after posting
this so I’ll try to send you a whisper. Bear in mind that this effort is
still not “ready to go” as we’d still want a full group. The kind player who
mailed me last night has not yet responded to my response – so me and you
would make two. The most unfavorable outcome would be to have you standing around wasting time during this limited event.

Btw: I’d be going as Guardian, having suffered some nasty PTSD after getting chmod 007‘ed. (that’s geek for “owned”) by that Champion Ooze Booze. I never want to get hit that hard again.

- Vawn, The Ch-mod zero, zero, seven’ed. (Devs: Can I have this as an in-game title? ;-))

LameFox.6349:

Vawn.3041:

Btw – I did try to solo it and got to the end of the tunnel in the first part. Champion Translucent Ooze and Associates were waiting there <snip>

lol, that was the one I got in a duo-run first time into the dungeon. <snip>
.

Dude, it was pretty bad. I walked up to the Champion Ooze and got snuck. I mean, I got housed. They put a serious bum rush all up in my house.

Vawn: "HEY! One of those so-called “oozes” just snuck me in the face!"

My ‘quiet understanding’ is usually along the lines of: you stood outside the dungeon, I spammed invites at people standing outside the dungeon, let’s go. ;P

Not every time goes amazingly of course but the only (two, now) times we haven’t completed it were due to it bugging and preventing progress (though the second time, just recently, it at least let us kill the bosses and get the chest first).

Forcing players to group for storyline content is a bad model. My ‘Personal Story’ and ‘Living Story’ are both finished (or rather permanently ‘unfinished’) as I will not group with other players.

I didn’t have to group for anything in GW1. Why should I have to group for content in GW2?

Vawn.3041:

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

I might whisper you in game later

And you’re warmly welcomed to do so

Thank you for filling in yesterday, you rock!

(Our group couldn’t close, one person ragequit (or DCed?) and Vawn swooped in and saved the day.)

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Vawn.3041:

And you’re warmly welcomed to do so

Thank you for filling in yesterday

The real credit goes to you and the remaining members of your team for toughing it out after losing the fifth. The group’s “can do” attitude is what enabled the success to happen. That is, everyone was still fighting as hard as they could despite prior wipes, accumulating repair costs and time . If not for that, it wouldn’t have mattered if I were there or not because no single person can carry a fight.

However, thank you for inviting me! I love my new mushroom loaf recipe. It’s so cute. I’m going to pet it, and love it, and call it “George”.

-Vawn

Sunday is winding down here in EST and I have grouped with two persons who have read this thread since Saturday. A humble success, but still a success (and there’s still plenty of time before the 12th!). Thanks guys, it was awesome – and you are awesome.

And while I received none of the more valuable rewards, at least one day I will be able to tell my grandchildren at the dinner table:

“You should be thankful! Phhhtttpht! Going to a store and buying a recipe book?! When we were your age, we had to take on Charrnold Schwarzenegger and a flying mole to learn how to make that mushroom bread you’re eating!”

-Vawn – Battle Chef

Edit: Make that three people
—
“Three.
That’s the magic number
Yes it is.
It’s the magic number
Somewhere in this Guildwars 2 community
Was born three <redacted>, <redacted>, and me
And that’s the magic number”