Guild Wars 2

I think we should be able to purchase temporary Agony resistance from a Fractal NPC, i.e. pay x gold to get 30 and up to 70 AR for 1-2 hours.

This would allow players across different item tiers, but similar skill level, to enjoy Fractal content.

I try to do several tiers a day, starting at 50 and I can say without a doubt that the lower it get’s, the more tedious it becomes (the low level daily can be a nightmare). Even though the fractals are easier on the lower levels, it sometimes takes twice as long, mostly because people don’t know what they are doing and just refuse to listen. Your idea sounds nice on paper, but all it would do is ruin the fun for everyone who at least did those 50 runs, just because some people want the better loot of higher fractals, not giving a kitten if they just lay face down on the floor half the time, basically being dead weight. Once you’ve seen people run in circles around Mai Trin for the whole fight because they couldn’t be bothered to either pay attention to her attacks or at least use a ranged weapon, you know why it’s a bad idea.

Using a ranged weapon on mai trin is a bad idea.

Oh look “lets enable every lazy noob with little money to run high lvl fractals because all those people who maxed their fractal lvl’s are dumb loool now carry me” post.

This will not happen, but let’s say that it does. I foresee lfg’s like : AR buff =kick.

Since Agony is such a joke mechanic, I support any idea that let’s me bypass it more easily.

Fractals aren’t even that interesting or rewarding in the first place. A chance at an ascended box is nice, specially since the last update, but the amount of possible maps is just too low and makes for one of the more repetitive experiences in GW. The added gear check mechanic is just an extra layer in an otherwise not so well envisioned end game environment.

oxtred.7658:

Using a ranged weapon on mai trin is a bad idea.

Using a melee weapon and then running in circles at 15% hp for almost the whole fight is worse. Apparently you share the mindset with the guy I described (and had the “pleasure” running this exact fractal with). The Ele we had in the same group was using d/d, with pretty much the same result. Dead people don’t do dps, and people who have to pick up your worthless body from the ground don’t do either.

Cjekov.2059:

oxtred.7658:

Using a ranged weapon on mai trin is a bad idea.

Using a melee weapon and then running in circles at 15% hp for almost the whole fight is worse. Apparently you share the mindset with the guy I described (and had the “pleasure” running this exact fractal with). The Ele we had in the same group was using d/d, with pretty much the same result. Dead people don’t do dps, and people who have to pick up your worthless body from the ground don’t do either.

Sorry but high level fractal groups want people who have played a lot of fractals. If you don’t have the AR that means you’re not experienced enough.

Cjekov.2059:

oxtred.7658:

Using a ranged weapon on mai trin is a bad idea.

Using a melee weapon and then running in circles at 15% hp for almost the whole fight is worse. Apparently you share the mindset with the guy I described (and had the “pleasure” running this exact fractal with). The Ele we had in the same group was using d/d, with pretty much the same result. Dead people don’t do dps, and people who have to pick up your worthless body from the ground don’t do either.

or you know you can use a melee weapon and just move in and out of max melee and stay at 100% hp, getting rid of her stacks faster and allowing someone else to kite out the shot.

Or you can be me and forget to put on a ranged weapon on mai but stand at the back of the room and block all her teleport shots…

“I’M HELPING!”

BEARS. Bears everywhere.

Is that a rocky I see out there?

Oh let me hide over here.

TheKillerAngel.3596:

I think we should be able to purchase temporary Agony resistance from a Fractal NPC, i.e. pay x gold to get 30 and up to 70 AR for 1-2 hours.

This would allow players across different item tiers, but similar skill level, to enjoy Fractal content.

That is actually a great idea to drain gold from the economy and maybe increase the player’s interest in doing fractals.

conn.2097:

Since Agony is such a joke mechanic, I support any idea that let’s me bypass it more easily.

that “joke mechanic” is super effective at keeping newbies and people who are too casual to listen to their group out of high level runs

insanemaniac.2456:

conn.2097:

Since Agony is such a joke mechanic, I support any idea that let’s me bypass it more easily.

that “joke mechanic” is super effective at keeping newbies and people who are too casual to listen to their group out of high level runs

Fractals require more coordination and experience than many dungeons. I have seen many times pugs would join my level 50 fractal and die almost instantly from agony. trying to blend in thinking we wont notice that they only had 60 agony in a 50 fractal.

I rather keep the casuals and new players away from the higher levels. Believe me when I say lower level fractals are actually harder then higher ones. anything below 30s you start to see the uncoordinated and lack of experience. I love the pug killing fractals such as Shaman, cliffside and snowblind, Dredge. Its shows who are the vets in the group because they can adapt and salvage it if things go wrong.

So complain all you want about not being able to reach higher levels, because of the joke agony check. While I enjoy my hoards of ascended boxes/fractal skins

I’m not complaining about not reaching the higher levels, I’m sure I’ll get there somewhen.

But I can imagine that it gets tedious for people to make 8-9+ characters full ascended (even more annoying on second accounts where you need to craft to 500 first).

Jay.1085:

While I enjoy my hoards of ascended boxes/fractal skins

Well man, that’s great for you!
What do you think about 200+ fractal spoon requirements to filter out the casuls?

What if you could buy temporary account wide AR in exchange for an infused ring? Say +5 or +10 for the day… that doesn’t help second accounts, but at least then you can take some alts in for some fun and have a use for the plethora of infused rings you are probably using your alts to hold for you anyway.

stachekiller.2591:

What if you could buy temporary account wide AR in exchange for an infused ring? Say +5 or +10 for the day… that doesn’t help second accounts, but at least then you can take some alts in for some fun and have a use for the plethora of infused rings you are probably using your alts to hold for you anyway.

Ascended Gear is account bound. Unless you’re running Fractals with characters below level 80 (in which case they have 0 AR), your “extra” or even current set of rings are enough.