Guild Wars 2

I’m sorry anet but this really needs re-working. I am all for hard pve content and do fractals 49 on a daily basis, but nearly every single group feels compelled to use exploits to do the fractal. Even when using exploits and stealth it can be a pain in the kitten . The first bit should be removed. Like replace it with something less annoying such as a boss battle. I often waste a good 40 minutes-1hr just getting past the first past. The mobs after that you have to fight your way into also hit very hard, if your group doesn’t stack up and use reflects then you are all screwed. The boss is a 1 hit attack which you can’t see always as you are being attacked by multiple foes at the same time. Basically what i’m saying is completely rework the first bit and maybe lower some of the damage. You don’t turn up to dredge fractal thinking ‘oh boy lets have some fun’. You turn up thinking ‘y u do dis anet’ It’s not so much challenging as completely stupid, compared to all other fractals it’s much longer too e.g swamp.

Could have posted this in one of the 300 other dredge fractal threads.

The dredge fractal just needs more cowbell.

cranked.3812:

Could have posted this in one of the 300 other dredge fractal threads.

I beg to differ – who doesn’t like to read the whining about the same topic again and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… although I recommend some seasoning à la “warriors are OP – nerf immediately!!!”, because then I would really like to read this again and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again…

It’s like tafu! It’s not like anyone got sick of that!

Also win:

Didn’t get dredge today

Well you would’ve thought anet would’ve got the message by now

Dredge is fine. Should nerf cliffside imo. Most time consuming as a 2nd fractal and the rewards are just bad. Dredge you get at least 30 heavy miner’s bags which is like 1g alone.

Please fix Dredge! It is destroying the most fun part of the game being fractals! Everyone hates it and no one in my guild even wants to do fractals anymore due to it. At 35+ the dredge hit so hard so only plate characters can do it and it sucks that people can’t play the classes they want even though they play them well it is not possible. I run with good players and even we have a serious hard time and I can’t believe how others have it in there.

Lol I do just fine in Dredge as Necromancer and I would prefer it over Cliffside any day. I’d honestly rather have 3 dredges than a single Cliffside, but that’s also because I do Fractals as Necro.

Saying Dredge is not possible with anything less than heavy is insane. I run with a Mesmer, a Necro, a Guard, and 2 randoms most nights and we do well. Sure, dredge sucks if you’re not great at staying out of attacks, and lighter armor classes certainly feel it more, but impossible? Certainly not.

Dredge is awful game design.

But is was awful design from the very beginning, so I don’t think ANet will ever get it.