Guild Wars 2

There were a few negative things to say about the Lost Shore event, like people getting dropping from the game, bugged events that prevented progress, tons of lag, delayed events, and an end event that lasted way too long. But I thought I’d make this thread to give credit where credit is due. I’m talking about the design.

The Lost Shore instantly became my favorite looking map as soon as I stepped in. I could almost feel the warm beach sun light, and I love the use of pink and light blue colors, and the hot springs (not to forget the hot spring puzzle). And the karka are even more amazing. Not only are they are great design, but the animations are absolutely fantastic. An egg laying mob that hatches other mobs, which then tries to latch on to you, like the facehuggers from Half-Life (or Alien). Brilliant. And I was even more blown away when I saw a karka suddenly drop down on the side, and try to roll over me! It not only looked good, but it’s also a great way of forcing players to dodge. Giving the drakes confusion as an attack is also a really good idea, as it made me think about whether it was worth attacking or not. The detail on the drakes is really amazing as well, when you look closely. Little things like the yellow line around it’s eyes, the different colored scale, and the blue tongue! They are defiantly my favorite Ranger pet right now.

So yeah, keep up the great work designers! =)