Guild Wars 2

Yes it’s a sad tale that i still have some achievements i need to get for the TA Aether Path.

The issue is that it seems that people don’t bother with this path as it’s quite difficult. I understand there are a few elitest out there who like the harder content… But sadly it’s gotten to a point where I cannot even find a party in LFG and any time you mention it people say “HELL NO! It’s just too kitten long winded and hard, with an unsubstantial reward at the end” so very few bother.

I’d like to suggest a Tiny nerf to make it a little bit easier so that people at least run the path again… either that or make the rewards worth the time invested.

I’d just like to see this path used a bit more often like the other dungeons, it’s just an added bonus that I could then find a team to go with and get those achievements that keep glaring at me, calling me a loser! lol

This path is quite good if we don’t count abyssmal rewards and unskipable cutscenes.

So how about get a group and learn how to play better?

No. The rewards in Aether path are fine, just a little RNG based (like everything else).
For example: Xanthium (staff that only drops in Aether path) sells for 700g (at least when I picked it up a few weeks ago)

segman.3560:

This path is quite good if we don’t count abyssmal rewards and unskipable cutscenes.

So how about get a group and learn how to play better?

Like i said… Finding a group who want to actually do it is like finding a chicken tooth. To then ask that group to do the path repeatedly… You must be off your rocker!

Dasenthal.6520:

No. The rewards in Aether path are fine, just a little RNG based (like everything else).
For example: Xanthium (staff that only drops in Aether path) sells for 700g (at least when I picked it up a few weeks ago)

Just looked it 900g now with just 7 available… Which when you compare that to the Bifrost which has 17 available on the TP… Just proves that no-one does the Aetherpath, otherwise there would be a lot more Xanthium on the TP.

please don’t nerf the aetherpath
thanks

Just play it today for first time.

This path is pretty long but pretty much fine when people know how to do it.
//got 1 ragequit people though.

But reward is meh … and artherblade hidden chest gave me really disappoint reward//except AP.

//I join this game after Scarlet death and her hologram make me hate her for some reasons :/

Path doesnt need a nerf, but the chance for the special exotic weapons at the end should be buffed.
Also you should look up what achievement means. Nerfing the difficulty to your convenience would be a slap in the face to all people who played the current aetherpath.

i am against any change to the one glorious dungeon path that actually is really fun. i run it every now and then with my guild and it’s one of the last instances of gw2-pve that you can’t run through completely braindead. i wish there was a lot more content like this in the game.
don’t you dare take that away from me you filthy casuals!

edit: sure, rewards could be a tad better but in the end i don’t really care about that.

if this game nerfs everything someone is failing at or having a hard time with, guess what you will get: a nice, plain, empty map you can walk across.

How hard do you try to find the group.

A while ago, I used to do it everyday just through LFG. I’ll be surprised that much change in such a short time.

It’s probably your timezone. For NA server, around right now is probably the hardest time to find group. Since Australians are sleeping and NA people havn’t gotten home yet.

Aetherpath Cutscenes should be skippable.

Rewards should be improved too. More gold and tokens from the end chest is my suggestion. Low drp rate of rares shoud not be tinkered with.

No nerf needed, but buff the rewards.

Sorry, OP, we’ve been asking for this in the dungeon forums since the path came out. The dungeons in this game are such a low priority to ArenaNet that general consensus among those who frequent them is that it’s a waste of time to make suggestions.

Wish it weren’t so. They’re well aware that the path flopped, but they’re just using that as a justification to ignore dungeons, rather than tweaking the “new” path to address the issues. (hmm…can we still call it new at this point?)

We’d be thrilled to see the dungeons get some love, but it’s just not realistic.

Coopziana.1802:

segman.3560:

This path is quite good if we don’t count abyssmal rewards and unskipable cutscenes.

So how about get a group and learn how to play better?

Like i said… Finding a group who want to actually do it is like finding a chicken tooth. To then ask that group to do the path repeatedly… You must be off your rocker!

I’ve learned how this path work while puging and watching videos. I have made all achievements for TA with pugs. After I’ve been done, I’ve made several LFG groups with pugs and explained everything in detail (basicly carried the group) and did most achievements we could for them. (This was several months after the living story patch which introduced the path, so not many people were doing it anymore)

It’s really a L2P issue and you having the time and dedication to do it.

But I certainly favor a change of the reward in this path to promote more people in doing it.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Just to clear up any misunderstandings of me being a “casual” the reason I wanted this path more active is that there are 2-3 more achievements i need from this path and then I’ve pretty much completed all achievements… bar the one’s i outright refuse to farm (like weapon master) as I will get them at some point without even trying.

Naturally, of course. I don’t want the path to be nerfed to the point where you can just waltz through without any danger of dying. Hence why in my OP is said “Tiny nerf”. I suggested it purely on the basis of getting others interested. Trust me, if it were solo-able I would have done so. The issue was I find it very difficult to find a group and as it has been stated, you need to be there at the right time to find a PUG.

Anyway, it seems that the general opinion is that the rewards should be better to get people interested. I’d be happy with that!

it would be really sad if Anet did nothing to increase the popularity of this path as it is actually a really fun and challenging path to do, just a shame it’s so hard to find a group to do it with (when compared to all the other dungeons).

Buff rewards and you’ll see bajilion of lfgs active.

So are you at the NA server?

because to test this I can’t find a group theory. I just post a LFG up and group is filled in 10 minutes?

laokoko.7403:

So are you at the NA server?

because to test this I can’t find a group theory. I just post a LFG up and group is filled in 10 minutes?

EU Server – Ring of Fire.

The end chest on the ground also seems to have a chance of dropping the exotic TA weapons that would normally cost tokens.

Aetherpath isn’t that hard. It just takes lots of coordination.

Oh and since it is not done much, zerk-ing through it can be difficult.
It’s a lot like arah path 4. My best runs through it were when the new people were not in zerk and only the people who have done it tons of times were in zerk. New people in full zerk on these paths tend to just be dead weight.

Marthkus.4615:

Aetherpath isn’t that hard. It just takes lots of coordination.

Oh and since it is not done much, zerk-ing through it can be difficult.
It’s a lot like arah path 4. My best runs through it were when the new people were not in zerk and only the people who have done it tons of times were in zerk. New people in full zerk on these paths tend to just be dead weight.

Yop, I prefer to come as a 0/0/6/6/2 guardian with soldier than zerker meta, as people don’t know the path very much, the mobs hit harder / are harder to predict.

I think one major thing they could do is make the oozes at the fire part allies.

That’s the only part I consistently don’t like about the path, and it makes it difficult to pug.

The only change that could be made would be the option to skip cutscenes and unnecessary lengthy dialogues.

I would very much disagree. I’d rather see dungeons made harder across the board, as open world content already provides “easy” PvE content.

People don’t do this path for one, and ONLY one reason:
Noob uncoordinated team can’t get the oozz part done. Period.
If they make oozz a slight bit easier (Make the time gap after inserting one oozz 1 minute instead of 30 secs, less adds), people will do it for sure.

Aomine.5012:

People don’t do this path for one, and ONLY one reason:
Noob uncoordinated team can’t get the oozz part done. Period.
If they make oozz a slight bit easier (Make the time in gap after inserting one oozz 1 minute instead of 30 secs, less adds), people will do it for sure.

People still struggle with the next boss fight since apparently having whoever has the buff lead the ooze to soak up oil is difficult.

Ayrilana.1396:

Aomine.5012:

People don’t do this path for one, and ONLY one reason:
Noob uncoordinated team can’t get the oozz part done. Period.
If they make oozz a slight bit easier (Make the time in gap after inserting one oozz 1 minute instead of 30 secs, less adds), people will do it for sure.

People still struggle with the next boss fight since apparently having whoever has the buff lead the ooze to soak up oil is difficult.

This. One group I was in had one guy insisting on having one person getting the pheromone from the plant in the corner, even though we kept telling him that a random person will get the buff every so often. That was a “fun” run.

The worst thing about this path is its unskippable cutscenes.

RoseofGilead.8907:

This. One group I was in had one guy insisting on having one person getting the pheromone from the plant in the corner, even though we kept telling him that a random person will get the buff every so often. That was a “fun” run.

he’s not wrong. there is a plant which gives pheromone. If the group is clueless it’s a good idea that some experienced person just grab the pheromone every time in case that random person dont’ know what to do.

Coopziana.1802:

laokoko.7403:

So are you at the NA server?

because to test this I can’t find a group theory. I just post a LFG up and group is filled in 10 minutes?

EU Server – Ring of Fire.

did you try to just open lfg make a post and keep it up for like 30 minutes?

dont’ expect it to fill fast. but might work if you are persistent.

I’m surprise no one joined, because usually at least a bunch of clueless new guys will join the dungeon not knowing what it is.

It’s the same story with something like Triple Head Worm. It doesn’t need a nerf, because those more skilled players need harder/coordinated content to enjoy. I have no issue with that. But, yes the reward structures are poor for these events. If ppl are going to invest the time in the content they need a return for that. Fun and challenge alone only stretches so far.

It will also bring a wider audience into it. It’s one of the issues I have with metrics on these things – people don’t play them because there is little incentive to do so, not because they unpopular as a piece of content in itself.

Slightly off topic, do you get blade shards doing that path?

Ricky Da Man.5064:

Slightly off topic, do you get blade shards doing that path?

Yes you do. I generally get ~10 in a run.

laokoko.7403:

RoseofGilead.8907:

This. One group I was in had one guy insisting on having one person getting the pheromone from the plant in the corner, even though we kept telling him that a random person will get the buff every so often. That was a “fun” run.

he’s not wrong. there is a plant which gives pheromone. If the group is clueless it’s a good idea that some experienced person just grab the pheromone every time in case that random person dont’ know what to do.

True. But this was a case of a group of guildies who had done the path a couple of times before and knew what to do if they got the pheromone (which everyone does at some point because the pheromone gets placed at players even if someone is going to the plant). So, he basically was just running back and forth (and often getting downed) for no reason. :\

The only problem I have with Aetherpath is the time investment required isn’t rewarded in any significant manner. If the guaranteed rewards were buffed to reflect that it’s not the same as running a mindless CoF, then I think it’s likely this path would see more players.

Nothing in this game needs another nerf. Everything has been nerfed to the kitten ed ground. Everything is being made embarassinly easy. I can solo Kholer, easily. Most events in the world do not even enter the ‘failed’ state anymore. Stop asking to remove the last bastions of challenge from this poor, kitten d, devastated game.

laokoko.7403:

RoseofGilead.8907:

This. One group I was in had one guy insisting on having one person getting the pheromone from the plant in the corner, even though we kept telling him that a random person will get the buff every so often. That was a “fun” run.

he’s not wrong. there is a plant which gives pheromone. If the group is clueless it’s a good idea that some experienced person just grab the pheromone every time in case that random person dont’ know what to do.

Except I don’t believe that the buff is exclusive so you can run the risk of multiple people having it causing the ooze to ping pong between the players.

Coopziana.1802:

Yes it’s a sad tale that i still have some achievements i need to get for the TA Aether Path.

The issue is that it seems that people don’t bother with this path as it’s quite difficult. I understand there are a few elitest out there who like the harder content… But sadly it’s gotten to a point where I cannot even find a party in LFG and any time you mention it people say “HELL NO! It’s just too kitten long winded and hard, with an unsubstantial reward at the end” so very few bother.

I’d like to suggest a Tiny nerf to make it a little bit easier so that people at least run the path again… either that or make the rewards worth the time invested.

I’d just like to see this path used a bit more often like the other dungeons, it’s just an added bonus that I could then find a team to go with and get those achievements that keep glaring at me, calling me a loser! lol

increase the value for completing it, and reduce the cutscenes.
value doesnt have to be gold btw.

Is anyone from EU? Someone meant to tell me they can’t find a group by putting up a LFG and sit it for a while? (15-30 minutes)?

and about the dungeon, quite honestly, you just need a few people that know the dungeon. I just did the dungeon, and for the ooze gear part, we 3 manned it while telling other 2 people to stay out. And the last boss, 2 guys duo it super fast, while 3 of us spend almost the entire fight dead on the ground.

I’m from EU. It can take a few minutes to get a group.
Done it today with a PUG, saw a second group searching for players and atm another group is searching.

The drop rate on skins in there is worse than fractals. 0 drops in I believe 45 runs. This is with everyone having the keys for the 5 chests at the end even.

Pretty much only ran now if a guild mate needs the meta done. Which can be done in one go if 2-3 of the group knows the zone/fights and you tithed to the mystic toilet recently. Voice chat helps too.

I belive you can only get the skins from big chest at the end not the hidden ones… when i did ap run for those you dident even get blue or greens from those chests.