Guild Wars 2

So my server, SFR, just beat Teq. I imagine a thread and an awesome video chronically the whole thing will be up shortly. I was part of the community on teamspeak, I diligently went to the correct overflow, reformed my party, gathered my guildies, handed out free undead slayer tonics to any that wanted, and waited. Teq spawned, I had two minutes of nail biting dodging and might stack spamming, and it was going great, really well in fact, the teams on the turrets were kicking kitten . And then the lag hit me… 10s skill lag, 20s… 1minute, 2 minutes… I got to the point where the people on TS had just beaten the battery but on my screen they had only just got him to 75%! Then I dc-ed..got kicked off my precious overflow, away from all my friends. Following their progress via TS, I could hear them all, the crazy tension the excitement and I was so happy for them all when they beat him.

The thing is, this keeps happening. The only way to beat this guy is using a massive organised group, but if you dc every time there are more than 50+ people on screen, and then get kicked off your overflow… then you’ve wasted all that time. It’s not about loot, it’s about time and not being able to celebrate with my community, it’s about having to camp a particular overflow and absolutely dread dc’s. I’ve wasted 4 whole afternoons now, and every time I am getting more and more frustrated. It’s not about difficulty – that is perfect. Except it doesnt scale. Normal pug overflows have no chance. Low pop servers have no chance. If you’re in an overflow, you might as well log out, because it’s not going to happen. Without TS you simply cannot communicate well enough.

I feel I need to take a break from teq, because it is not the way I want to play, I can’t keep spending my entire gaming time camping out a map, it’s not fair to casual gamers. If there was a way of having “districts” (i.e. overflows that you could see and clearly choose) then things would be better, but having no control over your overflow is deeply upsetting. And frankly it’s not worth it.

Find a party, dude.

I agree with you on everything you said.

I also feel like I have wasted a ton of time just trying to have a chance to slay him. What is the point of a living story update if only 1% of the player base has a chance to do it?

Wait.. Did you just say they beat him on an OVERFLOW!?!!

This can’t be possible. Hundreds of people on this forum have said there is no possible way to EVER beat Tequatl on an overflow server…………………………..

Or when it came out, beat him on a regular server. How does that saying go? When the going gets tough, quit?

Nighthawk.6453:

Find a party, dude.

no…really? :P the thought hadn’t occurred to me…

Delvoire.8930:

Wait.. Did you just say they beat him on an OVERFLOW!?!!

This can’t be possible. Hundreds of people on this forum have said there is no possible way to EVER beat Tequatl on an overflow server…………………………..

It was via teamspeak, everyone did an organised transfer to the overflow that one of the commanders was in. It took the best part of an hour to get everyone over (by joining party, joining the right overflow then leaving and reforming) but they did it, 130+ people on teamspeak, plus other lucky pugs ;D So yes, it really was on overflow.

Oh.. well that makes it slightly different. I mean I still like the fact that it was accomplished on an overflow server.