Guild Wars 2

Not wanting to start a whine thread about reward loot, but here goes.

It does feel a little unfair when some players can 100% explore zones, for example, with a level cap of 80 (or in the case of “Cursed shore” a zone intended for level 80 only) and obtain level 80 exotics from each, while some players down to the “luck of the draw” are given rewards at a lesser level. Getting level 78 exotics from fully exploring Cursed Shore felt like something of a let down considering it is a level 80 zone.

Short and to the point, the reward level of armour/weapon pieces from exploration should be standardised, preferably to the high end of the level range. It does make sense, as by the time one completes a zone, they are expected to have reached, or be close to reaching the recommended level cap of the zone. Full exploration in fact practically requires them to be at such a stage to successfully navigate all of the content there, does it not?

I was going to make a thread of a similar frustration, but I’m not anywhere near lvl 80.
My frustration with the rewards handed out when finishing a quest and/or puzzle is that I never get any armor pieces or weapons I can actually use… never. What I do get is maybe a trinket and a piece of armor or a weapon that I end up having to sell because it’s not for my Ranger character. I hope this will be looked into and fixed soon to make the rewards match the profession of the character who has accomplished the task. After all, some of these quests and puzzles are quite fun but in the end they are a terrible let down when you receive your reward for all your time and hard work :/

Ok first, I’m thankful there are rewards. Now, second, it is a bummer alone, that 75% of the rewards have not been for my class. It’s another bummer that you can tell the mobs/quests/events were designed so that a 45-55 zone, if you play EVERYTHING, you’ll leave being level 55 about. So it would make sense, to make the gear, 55.

I was very excited thus after hitting 80, to try the ‘hard’ zone, and get 100% completion on cursed shore. It’s VERY challenging, to even mine ore, or chop down a tree due to the flooding camaraderie of the undead. And due to a bugged skill challenge stopping me at 98% completion I had to wait a week for that to be fixed.

tldr: After waiting a week due to a bugged skillpoint, for beating a level 80 only zone, I got two exotics (thank you!) that I immediately auctioned, because they were not for my class, and were lvl 76 and 78. (awww* SERIOUSLY?* man…..) I would have LOVED some exotic armour, or weapons that were level 80, and especially ones that I could actually use. It was a huge dissapointment. being lvl 76 or 78 vs 80 for an exotic, is like a gold to a blue.

jacina.7416:

I was going to make a thread of a similar frustration, but I’m not anywhere near lvl 80.
My frustration with the rewards handed out when finishing a quest and/or puzzle is that I never get any armor pieces or weapons I can actually use… never. What I do get is maybe a trinket and a piece of armor or a weapon that I end up having to sell because it’s not for my Ranger character. I hope this will be looked into and fixed soon to make the rewards match the profession of the character who has accomplished the task. After all, some of these quests and puzzles are quite fun but in the end they are a terrible let down when you receive your reward for all your time and hard work :/

I would suggest selling it on the TP and buying the equivalent of what you want/can use.

While I wholeheartedly have taken advantage of this, and that’s what the wonderful trading post provides us, it doesn’t change that my lvl 76 bow, is not nearly worth as much as the level 80 staff I now need to buy. Trading level 80 exotics is one thing, but not many people want to fork over large sums, for non max stat exotics, when they are 2-3 levels from being able to use level 80 gear. And lvl 76-78 weapons in general, don’t make sense as rewards for a strictly lvl 80 zone.

Thanks Ethics, but that is exactly what I have been doing, selling it all at the TP.
It would really be nice and exciting to be able to see what sort of reward you were granted for your characters hard work at least half the time, though.
This way I don’t feel very enthused about finishing up something even if I’m still hoping after a long and fairly difficult quest. It’s just a kill-joy this way as it is.
It’s sort of like someone handing you a present with your name on it but upon opening it the gift inside was chosen for someone else and NOT you.

Hah, that’s a great analogy. I was going to say (not in value, but morale) it’s like opening a present, that say, is an xbox 360 box, and you open the xbox 360 box, and it’s a few flannel shirts. But HEY you can sell them on craigslist.