Guild Wars 2

Desolation, 25-01-2014 20:00 CET World first wurm kill.

We’re doing really well on Farshiverpeaks this far, hows all the other servers doing? Ill include a screenshot from our last tries here in CET:

Farshiverpeaks:

25-01-2014
12:00 – No progress, all heads still hanging around 20-30% at 0:00 timer.
16:00 http://i.imgur.com/Snp2KEb.jpg
24-01-2014
14:00 http://i.imgur.com/8vZfML5.jpg
16:00 http://i.imgur.com/0z7F7et.jpg
18:00 http://i.imgur.com/ROdgadP.jpg
20:00 http://i.imgur.com/STvfuS1.jpg
0:00 http://imgur.com/TUnn6bD

Desolation:
25-01-2014
20:00 – Deso kill

24-01-2014
14:00 http://imgur.com/cWPvinN
18:00 http://i.imgur.com/axKi6Uc.jpg
22:00 http://i.imgur.com/wzYf2LJ.jpg

Blacktide:

25-01-2014
12:00 – Amber: 17% | HP Crimson: 50% HP | Cobalt 4% HP | 23.66% HP on average.

24-01-2014
16:00 https://dviw3bl0enbyw.cloudfront.net/uploads/forum_attachment/file/132327/gw589.jpg

http://imgur.com/cWPvinN here you are today’s Desolation score

No server/guild has defeated the Wurm yet AFAIK.

Nearly 72 hrs after release…

Everyone at ArenaNet is giving themselves pats on the backs and breaking out the champagne. Job well done…

Is it just me who finds it very, very funny that Wurms in Tyria are far more harder then Dragons?

We’re so close now! Just one more go…

Please FS or Desolation, kill it. It’ll make the TTS claims that they killed wurm more hilarious.

Killed it? They didn’t even activate the next phase on that run. It’s an exciting race!

I’m selfishly hoping no one comes close until after I get back from work ._."

But wow, looks like a close race between servers!

BG made it to 2nd phase yesterday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry9AExhlW6g

Vol.7601:

Please FS or Desolation, kill it. It’ll make the TTS claims that they killed wurm more hilarious.

We have gotten it to the head phase twice. There are two phases: wurm phase and head phase. We have killed wurms twice TECHNICALLY. We have not killed the heads finishing off the fight yet.

We were the first to see the head phase. (dev confirmed) Deso was the first to kill a head.

Daemon.7682:

Vol.7601:

Please FS or Desolation, kill it. It’ll make the TTS claims that they killed wurm more hilarious.

We have gotten it to the head phase twice. There are two phases: wurm phase and head phase. We have killed wurms twice TECHNICALLY. We have not killed the heads finishing off the fight yet.

We were the first to see the head phase. (dev confirmed) Deso was the first to kill a head.

Of course, you know that now.

But the other thread in this section stated “TTS killed the great wurm” but claimed that because it was a bug, they didn’t get their kill. Again, now you already know that this was phase 1 of 2 but it’s still an embarrassment compared to prematurely celebrating.

FSP 16:00 try (CET) http://i.imgur.com/0z7F7et.jpg

Blackgate killed 2/3 heads, only crimson failed ahah

Swapping to Far Shiverpeaks

BG got the phase 2 with 2 wurms down.

Why was Crimson so high? Didn’t have enough ppl zerging that wurm?

edit: nvm read chat.

I was watching the stream. They had a decent amount of people, but the Wurm was running around like crazy…

I don’t know if immobilize works on those heads but honestly it’s the only thing I can think of they really needed. Numbers seemed evenly distribued amongst wurms.

From my experience, which is limited to just phase 2 twice, Crimson is much more difficult to burn down the head. The open area doesn’t help and the wurm appeared to move over a greater distance because of it.

Amber was much easier to kill. Using any kind of consumable buff for the last phase helps a ton.

Sicarius.4639:

Killed it? They didn’t even activate the next phase on that run. It’s an exciting race!

This was before we knew that phase existed also we where first to get to it in the next run.

And there is a bug during the burn phase

I haven’t tried the 2nd phase yet – so it’s highly suggested people use ranged weapons? I can see how some classes can have a disadvantage (guardian)

Fafnir.5124:

Sicarius.4639:

Killed it? They didn’t even activate the next phase on that run. It’s an exciting race!

This was before we knew that phase existed also we where first to get to it in the next run.

And there is a bug during the burn phase

Let the race continue!

Meglobob.8620:

No server/guild has defeated the Wurm yet AFAIK.

Nearly 72 hrs after release…

Everyone at ArenaNet is giving themselves pats on the backs and breaking out the champagne. Job well done…

Is it just me who finds it very, very funny that Wurms in Tyria are far more harder then Dragons?

I promised myself that I’d take a break if ANet released more open-world content which is designed to fail most of the time, without some way to retry. I’m fine with failing due to poor execution (I loved how Tequatl sends a killing wave if you screw up a defense phase) — but failing because of a timer is lame.

I don’t think there’s anything impressive or commendable about releasing content which has taken >3 days because players can’t DPS fast enough to beat the timer. Especially for a game which was originally intended not to have a gear grind.

Clearly there are people who like this. Time will tell if they’re the majority or not.

But if I do take a break, I figure I can find something which is both more satisfying and more fun than content like this. Writing software is often frustrating, but no more than this — and it’s also fun and far more satisfying than proving your server or guild can DPS harder.

apparently there is scaling problems with the boss which is why the dps fluctuates so much apparently the total hp of the boss fluctuates between 60mil and 1mil which changes the amount of damage you have to finish and why dps during burn fluctuates so much.

apparently Anet said they would fix this next patch >.> in 1.5 weeks

Fafnir.5124:

apparently there is scaling problems with the boss which is why the dps fluctuates so much apparently the total hp of the boss fluctuates between 60mil and 1mil which changes the amount of damage you have to finish and why dps during burn fluctuates so much.

apparently Anet said they would fix this next patch >.> in 1.5 weeks

source? link?

Fafnir.5124:

apparently there is scaling problems with the boss which is why the dps fluctuates so much apparently the total hp of the boss fluctuates between 60mil and 1mil which changes the amount of damage you have to finish and why dps during burn fluctuates so much.

apparently Anet said they would fix this next patch >.> in 1.5 weeks

That would explain it… in my overflows first burn phase of crimson we got him down to 60% in a single burn… the next burn phase we got him down to 58%…

Stonecaduceus.5638:

Fafnir.5124:

apparently there is scaling problems with the boss which is why the dps fluctuates so much apparently the total hp of the boss fluctuates between 60mil and 1mil which changes the amount of damage you have to finish and why dps during burn fluctuates so much.

apparently Anet said they would fix this next patch >.> in 1.5 weeks

source? link?

This was done illegally using a dps counter to monitor the boss hp through out the fight by some one I know. Not going to cite them because the will probably be banned. Anet in TeamSpeak apparently commented about it that it would be fixed next patch or something like that. But the dps rate drastically changing is noticed by everyone during event this just seams to be the root causes. Random boss scaling just don’t know if it is intentional or not on Anets side Wurms still seam to be killable but might have to be lucky.

This is all word of mouth though and speculation to a degree.

we would go from one burn killing him to only doing 25% damage to ember with the whole map zerg on it so there is definitely something there.

I think it’s a pattern. The first time that becomes vulnerable you do less damage compared to the second time. And this is repeated.

Baruch Bay player here. We are not even close to phase 2. But we keep trying…

Thund.2795:

I think it’s a pattern. The first time that becomes vulnerable you do less damage compared to the second time. And this is repeated.

Those where 2 different runs though both first burns. IF there is a pattern it is random or probably depends on the timer which I think even Anet wouldn’t impose on us for dificulty.

FSP 18:00 Try: http://i.imgur.com/ROdgadP.jpg

Desolation 18:00 http://i.imgur.com/axKi6Uc.jpg

Desolation getting close! Blackgate just epicfailed on the last attempt due to a weird burn phase XD

You have to wonder how Desolation and BG consistently get to the 2nd phase though. Is it possible both servers have just the right number of players on the map to prevent the scaling bug?

Not sure what you mean by that Vol,but we sure are in overflow even 1h:20mins before the Wurm,and it gets hard capped so fast.

apparently if you don’t stack on the wurm till after he gets into the burn when he is on the ground phase it scales down his hp and burn goes faster.

BG kills out 2 heads.

So BG takes the lead

Blobing 2 heads,while the 3rd is close to a 100% you call taking the lead?

Metaseven.5932:

Blobing 2 heads,while the 3rd is close to a 100% you call taking the lead?

^

Yeah any of the other servers who have reached this point can kill 2 heads I think. It’s just that the other servers have equally split their forces amongst 3 to kill them all at once.

FSP Try 20:00 http://i.imgur.com/STvfuS1.jpg

Desolation kitten ed out at 20:00

Thats a shame you’re our main competition for killing the worm

People just weren’t getting eaten by Amber. (aside from massive deaths)

Metaseven.5932:

Desolation kitten ed out at 20:00

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

Just watched the Live Stream of BG’s try. I was really hoping to watch a victory.

Delvoire.8930:

Metaseven.5932:

Desolation kitten ed out at 20:00

NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

We may fall from fatigue before the worms do lol

Ye Farshiverpeak commanders are getting fairly tired too, been theorycrafting on effective strategies and organising the server since the patch. Its pretty hard if theres so little information about the last phase ^^. Altough we are reliably getting to the last phase each time now.

Desolation 22:00 http://i.imgur.com/wzYf2LJ.jpg

Metaseven.5932:

Desolation 22:00 http://i.imgur.com/wzYf2LJ.jpg

OMG I was going to have a heart attack(((((((( sooooooooooo close

Good lord if I had been there I would have been so disappointed, but it looks like Deso really has a good strat going.

Do the people of that server care to comment on the rumor that you do significantly more damage hitting the wurm from the front as opposed to the sides and back?

I think I am still having one…

Metaseven.5932:

Desolation 22:00 http://i.imgur.com/wzYf2LJ.jpg

We’re getting it next time, we must! That was insanely intense.