One for me was “Bramble Walls”, the Priory choice you get when meeting the orders at first as a sylvari. You get to use mine-laying golems to blow up the Risen overrunning a haven in Kessex Hills, at it was amusing to lay some bombs, get close enough for the Risen to notice you and not the mines about to explode in their face.
“Fear meee—-BOOM!”
It was one of those really neat ways to fight the Risen without risking more people getting killed trying to clear them out. And it never comes back…unless the big ones for Jormag count, but we can’t control those..and they just carry bombs, not throw them..
I really enjoyed most of the cultural story arc that I did on my sylvari guardian — the White Stag, Where Life Goes, learning about Caladbolg, recovering it and then wielding it in the Vigil-version of the finale and its full-on assault on the lich. The Priory arc felt much less satisfying in comparison, but you are right that it IS weird those inventions are never used again.
As a charr, I liked Blood Legion/Sorcerous Shaman more than Ash Legion/Gladium. As a norn, I enjoyed Protecting the Spirits, and the “passed out at the moot” story had me in stitches.
IMO the cultural story arcs are the best. I did rather enjoy the initial Vigil mission in Fields of Ruin though, for its involvement in unifying everyone against the greater danger.
Reclaiming Claw Island was okay because seeing everyone work together at last is satisfying, as is getting revenge for Forgal.
I have to say that “Source of Orr” has to be my favourite. That was actually the moment at which I became okay with Trahearne. Defeating the Sovereign Eye and just holding of waves and waves to save the only salad-head in all of Tyria who can do what he’s doing, with no sound and “Fear Not This Night” going.
I love that one, Estate Of Decay (I was totally wth when I went in there first time and there was a party on!), both Battles of Claw Island, and anything involving Seiran, or Cerys and Tegwen (other than Armor Guard for obvious reasons).
Ah yes..Air Drop. How did I forget to bring it up!? That’s arguably one of my favorites.
Super-powered golem suit with electro fields, a super laser, teleportation bursts, and super punching action!
That was an awesome mission. And like the bomb golems, we never use it again! Can you imagine how awesome it would be if the champion golem that you can get for the gates of Arah could do all that?
