Guild Wars 2

Nialiss.6459:

CoF path 1 is the last dungeon path worth doing. I’m not considering Fractals as a dungeon by the way, Fractals is just Fractals to me. Unfortunately CoF path 1 is probably next on Anet’s hit-list.

Good thing I already farmed like 20k + cof tokens.

I think overall, AC depends greatly on your party. Unless you run it with the same people, you’re bound to either have a great run of 10-20 minutes to runs that end up being 30-60 minutes or even more (The first day or two, it was pretty common to have to spend 60+ minutes on the paths).

I PUG all parts of AC and it seems to me that as the days go on, more and more players are learning the new mechanics and how to quickly and easily run all three paths. Like Mr. Hrouda said, the first few days/weeks of getting used to the new content will be the biggest hurdle. The best thing to do in my opinion is to ask if anyone in your group has done AC after the update. If you do that and tell the new players what to do and what to expect BEFORE starting the Spider Queen, you’ll be able to solve many, if not all of the problems/wipes that each path can lead to.

From my experience, Path 1 has been the fastest to finish, Path 2 is the second fastest, and Path 3 takes longest. But even so, I’ve had a few Path 3 runs that have finished in 10-15 minutes due to the Colossus being wedged up against the Ruin Pillars and Grast safely throwing up the bubble.

Here are my experiences and tips for the three paths:

• Usually, we don’t deal with the Troll because it doesn’t spawn, but if you decide to just watch out for his AoE and his Hulk Smash ripples.*

Spider Queen:

Taking out the Gargoyle heads + Spider Hatchlings help tremendously before attacking the Spider Queen, especially the Spider Hatchlings that spawn right as the Spider Queen spawns. Avoid the red circle AoE and make sure to attack the spider from the sides/behind if you do not have aggro. The spider web immobilize can be seen charging up and it is best to dodge it by simply not staying in front of the Spider Queen.

Kholer:

Not too bad. We tend to focus on Kholer solely and not his adds. His charge up to his pull/spin is not too fast and can be dodged. Sometimes, we pulled him down the stairs and could use the columns to hide behind as he charged up.