Guild Wars 2

forum bug fix char 15

thrag.9740:

Astralporing.1957:

Why? You can master the fractal mastery line without ever stepping into fractals, after all.

I understand the point your making, which is that the two systems are not consistent with one another if I am interpreting you correctly.

However, my ideal would be that you should only be able to earn exp for fractal mastery in fractals, exp for raid mastery in raids, core tyria mastery exp in core tyria (maybe include dungeons here), and hot mastery in hot maps. I believe this would also fix OP’s spirit shard issue, as they would have HOT masteries maxed and so earn spirit shards in hot maps (I believe they can currently earn spirti shards in core tyria maps right now based on this same rule).

Obviously that is never going to happen, and instead we get stupid things like fractal potions which effectively serve the same purpose (progression in fractals earned only via playing fractals) as masteries but arn’t, grinding easy adventures like drone race to max raid mastery, and grinding cof to max fractal mastery.

So I support a compromise, you should have to do at least one thing in each of the piece’s of content to unlock the line. Its been so long since i maxed the fractal line, i don’t even remember if what you say is true. You should have to complete at least one fractal to unlock the fractal mastery imo.

I can confirm that one does not have to enter FotM to select and finish the Fractals mastery line. I know because I have not been in FotM since I bought HoT and my fractal mastery are 3/4 with the XP earned for #4 just waiting until I decide to worry about earning the points.

Fwiw, I agree that masteries should be unlocked and completed via content in various areas of the game. However, ANet seems to prefer a minimalist approach.

Though consistency is nice, it’s a poor argument for insisting Anet expend resources to make it so. Without knowing the reason for the difference, little can be surmised. For all we know, that difference is intended and knowing why has no bearing on whether it should be there or not.

Obtena.7952:

Though consistency is nice, it’s a poor argument for insisting Anet expend resources to make it so. Without knowing the reason for the difference, little can be surmised. For all we know, that difference is intended and knowing why has no bearing on whether it should be there or not.

honestly even if anet fixed this the same people would find something else to be “fixed” the forums have proven to me raids are not allowed to have ANYTHING unique to them. skins legendarys xp spirit shards rewards nothing.