Guild Wars 2

Just a theory here. The bag of money we’re given at the end of FoTM is probably bugged.

After playing the living story instances, I discovered bags gave various set amounts of gold, in contrast with FoTM bags which gave a random amount between 2-4s.

This is notable because it proves that the bags of money are capable of giving out high amounts of gold, though we’re only rewarded with a measly 3s after a 2 hour level 28 run.

Looking at other dungeons which take only 30 minutes to clear, I realized it’s weird the “elite” Dungeon of GW2 (FoTM) does not give a decent amount of Silver as do most dungeons.

Why give the bag at all? It’s only 3s, and I really don’t think players care about it at all after a long 2 hour run. But what if the bags were supposed to scale with level?

It’s just a theory, but I think the bags are bugged. What ANET probably intended is to have some sort of money reward which scales with level.

It’s just a theory. What do you think? (FoTM gold rewards scaling.)

As much as I would like that to be true, knowing ANet and their horrible standard for reward vs time input… probably not so.

Fractals was not meant to be a money making dungeon. Its for ascended gear and skins. This is why farming jade maw makes no sense when you could cof for way better money in shorter times.

I look at the money from fractals covers the cost of repairing after you complete them. At lvl 48 its not uncommon to spend 14s for repairs.

Not bugged. Just poorly thought out and implemented.
FOTM = crappy way to make money. Period.

Not bugged, anet just don’t want you to have any money.

You know, it does seem a little out of place, though I don’t think it’s bugged.

Still, I’d think that the primary reward of fractals is the relics, chance of ascended ring / pristine relic (aka 1/10 of a ring), and the opportunity to acquire the ascended crafting materials.

For these reasons, I would not critique the fractals for reward:time ratio, since it’s difficult to measure. Many of these rewards cannot be acquired in other ways, so there is no standard.

The gold bag does seem odd as it stands, though.