Guild Wars 2

TLDR: Add a new trophy to Dynamic Events like Laurels or Badges of Honor? Or improve the rewards possible with Karma.

I’ve felt and heard some say the rewards are too lacking from events. Dynamic Events
feel greatly ignored.

Adding a trophy reward to dynamic events such as Laurels or Badges of Honor could be amazing for dragging people into not just events but maybe even exploring PvE more.

The real issue is that since ascended gear was released the value of karma has significantly declined. It’s only value being to obtain obsidian stones for Legendaries.

No, you get karma and experience and sometimes a chest. That is reward enough.

Kal Spiro.9745:

No, you get karma and experience and sometimes a chest. That is reward enough.

Says the blind man who doesn’t see the empty PvE zones. Something needs to be done, those rewards are obviously not enough.

You’re right, I don’t see the empty PvE zones. The only thing in this game I do is PvE and I have never failed to run into people anywhere I happen to be. I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Maybe you’re just on a bad server.

Alright, how many times have you started up a boss that requires its meta event started through a chain of Dynamic Events? How many people do you know that do that?

Every day? That’s how I do most of my Dailies and my Monthlies, I complete the Harathi Hinterlands chain. It’s always a packed house at the very least by the third event, but I’ve never had trouble with people for the first nor second events.

Seriously, move to Tarnished Coast. We’re good active people, and we apparently do pretty well in WvW too, despite being an RP server.

Now, compare the number of people who show up for the actual boss to the ones that start the chain. I know they are grossly different numbers but of course you are right PvE zones are packed to the brim.

I am not moving to an over populated server especially when I have friends on the one I currently am on. This is not about necessarily just about the lack of people either it is about the underwhelming rewards.

Fey Zeal.7032:

Now, compare the number of people who show up for the actual boss to the ones that start the chain. I know they are grossly different numbers but of course you are right PvE zones are packed to the brim.

Sometimes, it depends on the time of day and the day of the week. Sometimes there are so many people doing the first event I can’t see the centaurs for the culling and it’s a pain. But it’s always active.

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Oh I see, you’re arguing for your last part. Yeah, I support that, but I have no choice but to actively dismiss your suggestion because that’s the only part of your suggestion that’s any good.

The point is that people flock to bosses and ignore Dynamic Events because the rewards are not good enough. If you still can’t see that I am sorry but I can’t agree with your opinion.

A trophy system would be very helpful. Similar to Badge of Honor and how a vast sum are required to earn an item along with other forms of currency(karma/gold).

you can’y just give laurels away in events ! They are special (or was).
TBH i don’t see the problem in the rewards.. Im on a low pop server and ppl only show upfor the bosses and im fine with that.
I do not want a 100% rare at every event that would just be stupid.
Point being i just don’t think the events are something most ppl care about because they are the same over and over again.

Dsmagleby.6217:

you can’y just give laurels away in events ! They are special (or was).
TBH i don’t see the problem in the rewards.. Im on a low pop server and ppl only show upfor the bosses and im fine with that.
I do not want a 100% rare at every event that would just be stupid.
Point being i just don’t think the events are something most ppl care about because they are the same over and over again.

I’m not saying to use Laurels, I’m saying to use something like Laurels. They would require a much larger amount to earn something like Badges of Honor. I should say something much more like Badges of Honor than Laurels.

I am also not asking for them to just give away a yellow at every event. I am simply trying to point out that events just don’t feel rewarding enough. If I do an event on my level 80’s in a low level area I get 10c for spending 5 or more minutes on such an event. Even at the higher level 1s and a few copper just isn’t enough even with the karma/xp. People are just farming CoF or CoE on speed runs for cash, instead of doing it mostly for the tokens. People don’t just go through the game and do Dynamic Events unless they have to. There should be some reward other than money/xp/karma that really motivates people to do these events more. I guess the real issue is that karma is already close to what I’m suggesting but with the release of ascended gear the value of karma has significantly declined and just don’t feel motivational enough.

Just double the current rewards or whatever, don’t add anything new. People should want to take part in every event they see (if they have time), and it’s not much fun to do events you’ve done many times before.