Guild Wars 2

In GW1 there was a few missions in which you could ‘infuse’ your armour with spectral essence which would protect you from the skill which the enemies from that point on in the story used, which did a ridiculous amount of damage. The idea being that you had to have all your armour pieces infused to continue or do certain other missions. This acted as a form of progression gate or marker. Note: one infusion worked on all pieces you were wearing, it didnt require multiple runs.

Guild Wars 2 does not have a gear grind, we don’t want one, its all about looks, guild wars 1 was, this game should stay the same.

BUT we could still have some form of progression end game, for example using a style like that above which means you must have completed a certain challenge to gain an item or effect which would allow you to survive/fight the next dungeon/boss. Each successive one would be harder than the last, spread all over tyria. You are free to try the fight/dungeon but chances are you wont survive without the item/effect.

This special thing could require clues to figure out etc, but the point is this form of progression would provide an endgame continuation without the whole ‘must have gear x to complete dungeon y’ grind which is always tedious, just give us a Challenge progression.

This would mean that there would be a form of elite dungeon or challenge for people to work towards which simply requires an entry requirement, and gives people an aim at 80 that isn’t grindy (I dont like grinds, can you tell…).

The one thing that keeps people hooked is a challenge.

Let me know what you think and anything that could improve it.

Infusion only protected you against Spectral Agony and you could technically still be run through missions without infused armor . I think what you are really looking for is an Ascension mechanic

I knew there was something else I had missed, that’s, it achieves the same purpose though.