I haven’t done any dungeons other than Arah story (and some of the Living Story ones), and I don’t do FotM. I don’t like instanced stuff, really. I am always afraid I am going to screw something up. I do enjoy playing with other people, though with 5-man instances I just feel like there’s too much pressure – some of which comes from maining an oft-derided Ranger.
So, it’s really come as a surprise to me that I absolutely love trying to kill the Wurm. For something aimed at the “hardcore”, it’s doubly surprising.
I love seeing huge groups of people coming together to try to beat it. Everyone has been really friendly, and usually everyone is doing their best to coordinate. So far, the best any of the attempts I’ve personally been in on TC have gotten our head down to 50% (Amber). I often find myself doing the explaining for the fight, and I have gotten really positive feedback in doing so. When we did manage to get it down to 50% before the event failed, we weren’t disappointed. There was so much cheering it was crazy.
I. LOVE. THAT.
It’s what I have been looking for. Both the Wurm encounter and the Marionette are helping change my opinion of grouped content in this game. I like the fact that new people can just show up and help out. I have yet to see anyone being yelled at for not having the right gear, etc. I hope that continues, even after the event loses its “new” feeling. I am even trying to join TTS so I can keep doing it and try the new Tequatl for the first time. I never would have even considered it before.
So, thank you Anet! I really mean that.
