Guild Wars 2

Amber is the only wurm where you have to specifically target the wurm to do the main mechanic. I have had multiple occasions where I was commanding and got the entire zerg into the wurm. I checked and literally everyone that I could see grabbed a harpoon gun. I yelled multiple times “HARPOON HERE! GET IT!”. Everyone left the wurm with FULL health. How many shots got off? 6.

SIX

No, not sex. SIX

I have done all of the following to circumvent this:

1. Telling players to look straight up and hit tab before shooting him.
2. Telling players to get 900 range from the wurm (SUPER CLOSE)
3. Telling players to get out of the wurm with full health.
4. Telling players to use stun breaks.
5. Telling players to not use kits, weapon swaps, transforms or conjure weapons until you fire.
6. Repeatedly telling them that you only get one shot while outside the wurm and to use it on the wurm.
7. Telling people outside the wurm to stay away from the spot that hit spits players to.

None of this has done anything. People don’t know how to target the wurm. So, as a PSA, this is how you target the wurm:

Look straight up and get the entire wurm’s model in your screen view. The higher the better. Hit Tab. You have now selected the wurm. If you are in a group, hit Ctrl + T (or however you bound targeting) to call a target for your team. The rest of the team can now hit T to target the wurm.

Just to point out, you can actually do party targeting even if you are NOT in a party. The usual red target marker will show up and work as if you were in a party. However it will NOT show up in your dialog box with the “——— has targeted —-—, press t for assistance.” Note however: you MIGHT have to have your camera at least somewhat facing the direction of the worm.
I strongly recommend everyone get familiar with using this targeting feature, as it is incredibly helpful so you can target the one you want right away. (Another example is that its great for the Tequatl fight, especially for the turret users so they can quickly retarget his head by just pressing t (by default) if they loose target for whatever reason.

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

They aren’t gimmicks, they’re mechanics. That’s really odd thing to do that makes the fight harder for no reason. How do you beat any game with that kinda mentality?

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

So… when you need to clear leaves from your lawn, you use your bare hands? Is a rake a gimmick? Is a fork? Is any tool that’s needed a gimmick? I honestly don’t understand this opinion.

Sinikka.2794:

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

So… when you need to clear leaves from your lawn, you use your bare hands? Is a rake a gimmick? Is a fork? Is any tool that’s needed a gimmick? I honestly don’t understand this opinion.

“Hey I’m going to be late to work today.” “Why?” “My car broke down and buses are gimmicks.”

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

Can you block players in game from the forums? This is the kind of player I try to purge from my gaming experience…

In fact is there a way to purge him from my server? or the game entirely? or life?

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

You sure must enjoy wallowing in mediocrity.

Elbegast.6970:

Thanks but no thanks. I won’t even try to target the Wurm so long as auto-targeting is broken.

I don’t use gimmicks in fights, either, even if the fight requires it. I only use my own abilities. I will never grab a barrel, harpoon gun, siege golem or anything else on a world boss fight. If my daggers and arrows do 0 damage to the boss, then tough luck. ArenaNet needs to redesign the encounters.

Wow dude, just wow. I don’t even know how to reply to this.