Guild Wars 2

I don’t really think I’ve had any fun in dungeons. I’m writing this just having finished the newly-tuned CoF, so consider this me letting off a bit of steam. Magg was buggy, the walls were buggy (people falling through them), the boss at the end of the first branch was either buggy or beyond overtuned.

All the fights in storymodes are either amazingly easy or amazingly long and tedious (I’m thinking the Arah two horrible waves of dragons and final “press 1 to win” fights.
The only enjoyment I’ve gotten out of dungeons at all is farming CoF easymode, which wasn’t all that much after speedrun #573. Glad they changed it to be harder…but ‘longer’ is different from ‘more challenging.’ ‘One-shotted without prior input’ is different from ‘fun, challenging mechanics.’

I don’t want this is just a long rant but, again, it’s more of a question for you guys. Anyone having fun? What are you doing? How are you doing it? Where? Most of the groups I’ve been with have been very competent, patient people with very good gear and cooperation but victory is either a matter of grinding away at a freakishly annoying/ broken boss, facerolling (now no longer an option thankfully), or giving up completely on attempt #31.

I want to have fun. The groups I’ve been with have been trying to have fun. How do we have fun?

I feel exactly the same, the dungeons are not hard they are annoying. They are frustrating because they deny you any input to excell or any way to manipulate the NPCs and manage the battle to affect the outcome.

You are there as a spectator, press your DPS buttons and get randomly one shotted and CCed, until the fight is mercifully over. I don’t even feel like it matters what I do, I was having a little fun in CM story…..it was a little easy but at least I could do some stuff….drop some phantasms, use different weapons. Melee…I got some fun out of that.

But they patched that all away….there was not much fun in the dungeons to begin with. They really needed to fix that as it was, but man, they go ahead and make it much worse. They are totally oblivious to the problems with their dungeon PVE content. They need to relax and quit taking the dungeon content so seriously and concentrate on making sure people are having fund playing it.

One response and it’s basically a ‘no.’

Simply put: no, I’m not

I still like the dungeons and the combat.

I’m just not doing it, because 2 silver and 17k exp is stupid.

Not to seem extreme on my opinion here, but they broke the dungeons. As I said in a previous post, if they wanted the dungeons to be End Game Content, or to require very well geared level 60+’s, they should set the minimum level to 60 and warn you its very challenging/pointless with the drops, gold, and exp you gain now.

In a group with people well over the “required level” all of which were geared decently, we got wiped 10 times, spammed with fear, and pretty much decided en-mass that the dungeons were now a pointless thing to do until level 80.

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Gempulse.9463:

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Which ones? You can’t mean CoF too can you? If so give all the details, please. I’m really trying to cling to the hope that I can squeeze even the tiniest bit of joy from these dungeons. I really, really, really mean that.

Doesn’t get better at 80. The only enjoyment i had was grinding out my gear. Oh did i say grinding? Yes, Yes i did.. In a game that SWORE it wouldn’t be a grinder

But i still enjoyed the grind in the so-called “Speed runs” Even though in a game that has QUICKLY lost my interest (after patch) wasn’t all that speedy, i felt fulfilled after the runs and slightly accomplished that that was 1 run out of 100 that i had to do.

Did i mention the grind? Now its only worse and not worth the challenge, the loot is no good and the money to compensate for the wipes leaves you OWING the dungeon money I think the IRS took over Anet.

Tempnix.9352:

Doesn’t get better at 80. The only enjoyment i had was grinding out my gear. Oh did i say grinding? Yes, Yes i did.. In a game that SWORE it wouldn’t be a grinder

But i still enjoyed the grind in the so-called “Speed runs” Even though in a game that has QUICKLY lost my interest (after patch) wasn’t all that speedy, i felt fulfilled after the runs and slightly accomplished that that was 1 run out of 100 that i had to do.

Did i mention the grind? Now its only worse and not worth the challenge, the loot is no good and the money to compensate for the wipes leaves you OWING the dungeon money I think the IRS took over Anet.

Yeah I am 80 currently. Geared, competent (enough), and willing to have a good time. If only.

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Which ones? You can’t mean CoF too can you? If so give all the details, please. I’m really trying to cling to the hope that I can squeeze even the tiniest bit of joy from these dungeons. I really, really, really mean that.

I have done story mode Ascalon Catacombs, Story Mode and all three paths of Explorable Mode on Twilight Arbor, Story Mode on Sorrows Embrace and an explorable path on Honor of the Winds. I had a lot of fun in all of these dungeons.

I have mostly been running the three paths in Twilight Arbor daily. My group and I have gotten pretty good at not wiping at all in the dungeon.

Pretty excited to further try out the other explorable dungeons

Edit: No, I haven’t stepped foot in CoF, because I wanted the dungeon to be patched before I run it.

Gempulse.9463:

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Which ones? You can’t mean CoF too can you? If so give all the details, please. I’m really trying to cling to the hope that I can squeeze even the tiniest bit of joy from these dungeons. I really, really, really mean that.

I have done story mode Ascalon Catacombs, Story Mode and all three paths of Explorable Mode on Twilight Arbor, Story Mode on Sorrows Embrace and an explorable path on Honor of the Winds. I had a lot of fun in all of these dungeons.

I have mostly been running the three paths in Twilight Arbor daily. My group and I have gotten pretty good at not wiping at all in the dungeon.

Pretty excited to further try out the other explorable dungeons

Thanks a million! Unfortunately I’ve been trying to pick up gear that has the stats and look that I like (happens to be from CoF) and I really dislike how Twilight Arbor gear looks on my character. But I’m desperate for dungeon fun so I’ll give this a shot. Much appreciated.

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Which ones? You can’t mean CoF too can you? If so give all the details, please. I’m really trying to cling to the hope that I can squeeze even the tiniest bit of joy from these dungeons. I really, really, really mean that.

I have done story mode Ascalon Catacombs, Story Mode and all three paths of Explorable Mode on Twilight Arbor, Story Mode on Sorrows Embrace and an explorable path on Honor of the Winds. I had a lot of fun in all of these dungeons.

I have mostly been running the three paths in Twilight Arbor daily. My group and I have gotten pretty good at not wiping at all in the dungeon.

Pretty excited to further try out the other explorable dungeons

Thanks a million! Unfortunately I’ve been trying to pick up gear that has the stats and look that I like (happens to be from CoF) and I really dislike how Twilight Arbor gear looks on my character. But I’m desperate for dungeon fun so I’ll give this a shot. Much appreciated.

In my opinion, currently, the dungeons are a bit too easy. Twilight Arbor explorable was pretty challenging at first, but once my group adapted, it got much easier.

Gempulse.9463:

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

Arc.1425:

Gempulse.9463:

I am having a lot of fun in dungeons. They do need some work, of course. But I think explorable dungeons are a lot of fun.

Which ones? You can’t mean CoF too can you? If so give all the details, please. I’m really trying to cling to the hope that I can squeeze even the tiniest bit of joy from these dungeons. I really, really, really mean that.

I have done story mode Ascalon Catacombs, Story Mode and all three paths of Explorable Mode on Twilight Arbor, Story Mode on Sorrows Embrace and an explorable path on Honor of the Winds. I had a lot of fun in all of these dungeons.

I have mostly been running the three paths in Twilight Arbor daily. My group and I have gotten pretty good at not wiping at all in the dungeon.

Pretty excited to further try out the other explorable dungeons

Thanks a million! Unfortunately I’ve been trying to pick up gear that has the stats and look that I like (happens to be from CoF) and I really dislike how Twilight Arbor gear looks on my character. But I’m desperate for dungeon fun so I’ll give this a shot. Much appreciated.

In my opinion, currently, the dungeons are a bit too easy. Twilight Arbor explorable was pretty challenging at first, but once my group adapted, it got much easier.

Helpful advice then: ignore CoF

Yes, I enjoy Sorrow’s Embrace explo mode quite a bit, though I think it’s closed for now, or bugged, can’t seem to be able to enter now.