Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone, I recently had access to a limited preview of the upcoming Aug 6 Queen’s Jubilee patch and here is something I wrote to share some of that information with you.

Hot Air Balloons, Beacons of Kryta, Crown Pavilion, Queen’s Gauntlet, and Gambits are some of the content you can expect in this Living World release.

http://dulfy.net/2013/08/05/gw2-queens-jubilee-patch-preview/

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions!

Looks good, though I don’t think the Royal Terrace is a good idea; If it’s permament I would consider buying it, but 2 weeks only makes it feel meh

O_O mini liadri the concealing darkness sounds cool

Leo Paul.1659:

O_O mini liadri the concealing darkness sounds cool

Not sure if FF3 reference or just edgy name

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

Also, do you have to go through Tiers 1, 2 each time you try, or can you just start at Tier 3 if you’ve gotten to it before?

Thanks.

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

I love the sound of the 1v1 arena. Sounds like it might be actual challenging content.

I can’t wait to give it a go on my thief and my necro. I just wish it was staying around, sounds like a good candidate for a permanent addition to get people into other cities for a change.

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

Do you know that for sure?
I haven’t seen anything yet from Anet thats said its temporary (or permanent, for that matter). Granted, it doesn’t specifically say its permanent, like some other things have in past event pages.

skullmount.1758:

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

Do you know that for sure?
I haven’t seen anything yet from Anet thats said its temporary (or permanent, for that matter). Granted, it doesn’t specifically say its permanent, like some other things have in past event pages.

We were told it will be here for 4 weeks.

and yes it seems you are able to jump between tiers without having to complete the previous one.

skullmount.1758:

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

Do you know that for sure?
I haven’t seen anything yet from Anet thats said its temporary (or permanent, for that matter).

http://www.guildwars2hub.com/features/editorials/first-impressions-queens-jubilee

So… NOW I’m very excited

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

Do you know that for sure?
I haven’t seen anything yet from Anet thats said its temporary (or permanent, for that matter).

http://www.guildwars2hub.com/features/editorials/first-impressions-queens-jubilee

Temporary content that only allows a limited number of players to participate at one time? Gee that seems like a solid design choice…

Do the devs think at all before they do things like this?

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

Vewen.8016:

skullmount.1758:

So do you know Dulfy, if the Queen’s Gauntlet (and Crown Pavilion) is permanent? Are we going to be able to keep trying to get the achievements after the two weeks/month?

It’s temporary, it only stays for 4 weeks.

Do you know that for sure?
I haven’t seen anything yet from Anet thats said its temporary (or permanent, for that matter).

http://www.guildwars2hub.com/features/editorials/first-impressions-queens-jubilee

Temporary content that only allows a limited number of players to participate at one time? Gee that seems like a solid design choice…

Do the devs think at all before they do things like this?

Yeah, I’m wondering about that as well. How the kitten are people supposed to be do this in 4 weeks, when there’s only 6 available slots, and those are probably taken for a good chunk of time for each fight as well.

Here is an excerpt from Massively’s piece on the event for all the people that just say GW2 is a gear grind or caters to casuals:

“If the fights themselves aren’t challenging enough, you can choose to add a gambit for the cost of 1 ticket apiece. The gambits are handicaps, and will apply debuffs such as burning or inability to dodge for the duration of the fight. You’ll be rewarded more richly for taking more risks. Defeating the final tier boss, Liadri the Concealing Dark, with every gambit active will earn you a miniature version of her; we were told that out of all of the alpha testers, only 5 had managed to earn the mini. Running around with a little Liadri will be a prestigious way to show off your skill as a superior soloist.

Because the achievements for Queen’s Gauntlet are meant to be optional due to the nature of the activity, they have their own category in the achievement UI and are not necessary for completion of the Queen’s Jubilee meta achievement."

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/08/05/massivelys-guild-wars-2-queens-jubilee-patch-preview/

hmm this event sounds and looks in many ways similiar to the hunger games arena in catching fire… a bit of copyright infri…erm innovation? :P

This entire thing is so very disappointing…

StinVec.3621:

This entire thing is so very disappointing…

Yup any excitement I had for it (and the Account Wallet) is now gone. Pretty much disappointment and hatred only remain.

skullmount.1758:

StinVec.3621:

This entire thing is so very disappointing…

Yup any excitement I had for it (and the Account Wallet) is now gone. Pretty much disappointment and hatred only remain.

Eh, horsepoop. The fact that people are worried about being able to get in and play it indicates that the excitement level is high. I think we should reserve judgement for a day or two, see how it plays out, then have the ability to state our opinions based on actual fact.

VOLKON.1290:

skullmount.1758:

StinVec.3621:

This entire thing is so very disappointing…

Yup any excitement I had for it (and the Account Wallet) is now gone. Pretty much disappointment and hatred only remain.

Eh, horsepoop. The fact that people are worried about being able to get in and play it indicates that the excitement level is high. I think we should reserve judgement for a day or two, see how it plays out, then have the ability to state our opinions based on actual fact.

I wouldn’t say “being able to get in and play it indicates that the excitement level is high”, as more of a need/addiction to finish the achievement panel now, especially with the AP rewards. LS is the only thing that keeps giving AP, other than dailies/monthlies).

Too much content, too much population spread and there’s already lots of people complaining that they don’t see nor find people for stuff. This is temporal because of this reason and to keep it fun. After 4 weeks everyone should have had the chance to try it and even grind/farm it.

Defeating the final boss of Tier 3, Liadri the Concealing Darkness, will reward you with a Mini Liadri the Concealing Dark pet which resembles her likeness. However, only around 8% of the testers at Arenanet have defeated her after several weeks.

Excitement gone. ~sigh~

What ever happened to balancing content around the average player?

There are achievements for putting on a maximum of 5 gambits on yourself while defeating third tier NPC encounters,

~sigh~

AND it’s temporary. I was really looking forward to this, but now not so much.

Lily Miranda.5407:

Defeating the final boss of Tier 3, Liadri the Concealing Darkness, will reward you with a Mini Liadri the Concealing Dark pet which resembles her likeness. However, only around 8% of the testers at Arenanet have defeated her after several weeks.

Excitement gone. ~sigh~

What ever happened to balancing content around the average player?

There are achievements for putting on a maximum of 5 gambits on yourself while defeating third tier NPC encounters,

~sigh~

AND it’s temporary. I was really looking forward to this, but now not so much.

I think its amazing that they may have finally introduced something difficult to the game. Short of very late tier fractals, which are more about positioning and class composition, there has been a huge shortage of difficult PVE content in this game.

I am looking forward to not doing WvW for a few days to do some of this PVE content, which is the first time I can ever say that has happened.

So, basically, you’ll have to go full dps on the Gauntlet to be able to finish it. Play as you want…as long as you’re using berserker equip and burst damage classes. Quite annoying.