Guild Wars 2

HI all,

I don’t visit the forums very often, but I haven’t seen anything about this being true…

So yesterday I was in Frostgorge asking if there was a train going on and someone answered that the champion’s drops were nerfed. So there isn’t a train anymore…

It’s been a while since I last did the train, but it’s first I heard of it, couldn’t really find anything on google or here either. So is it true? Or was he just trolling?

There were a lot of people online because it was very close to the claw of jormag and no-one said it wasn’t true so that’s why I post here…

I personally hadn’t heard about the loot nerf, but have heard some express that it was too hard. But I have also heard complaints that the drops in Queensdale are boring and stale. Maybe it is simply people not being able to be happy with what they have…

Yeah, I’m starting to think it was someone who doesn’t like the whole train concept…

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

Trixie.7614:

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

If you want 5 silver, just kill some moas for poultry meat.

If you want green items kill mobs all over the map solo.

Ladyhellfire.1368:

I personally hadn’t heard about the loot nerf, but have heard some express that it was too hard. But I have also heard complaints that the drops in Queensdale are boring and stale. Maybe it is simply people not being able to be happy with what they have…

A train on champs with 20+ people to hard???? Either player skill has drastically declined or people are running givers armor and it takes them 10 years to kill anything.

I find the only reason people don’t do the FGS train is because the dramadale train gives karma and count for event/group events for dailies/monthlies. The upside of the FGS train – no 5 slot bags cluttering your inventory.

Wanze.8410:

Trixie.7614:

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

If you want 5 silver, just kill some moas for poultry meat.

Exactly. People prefer killing the moas now.

It was probably someone trying to rally more for the claw since the trains generally stop for world bosses then resume face rolling.

Trixie.7614:

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

That was months ago …

Trixie.7614:

Wanze.8410:

Trixie.7614:

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

If you want 5 silver, just kill some moas for poultry meat.

Exactly. People prefer killing the moas now.

No they prefer getting green items with a golden giftwrap and some dust

People still do the champ train on certain servers.

Some servers also do the karka train (JQ/Sor) but there are not as many people – maybe a dozen.

Khisanth.2948:

Trixie.7614:

The bags are no longer a guaranteed 5 silver with every open.

That was months ago …

Yeah .. that was already a half year ago when they also nerfed the bloodstone droprate. And that is the only reason i do the train from time to time since i don’t play dungeons, and so i’m one of those rare persons that has constantly more dragonite than bloodstone.

About a month ago they disappeared on SoR. But then, SoR has it’s own issues currently with all the guilds leaving.

DarcShriek.5829:

About a month ago they disappeared on SoR. But then, SoR has it’s own issues currently with all the guilds leaving.

People just farmed LA instead. Or others like me just farmed Iron in that time

Yeah Lion’s Arch drew a lot of attention from farmers and I think the Champion Trains just haven’t bounced back.

You need a critical mass of players, at least 10 or so, to kick-off a train and often it just doesn’t happen.

Time to join the moa train

The nerf was strictly to silver in the champ boxes and happened a long time ago. Due to that nerf, some champ trains died off. However, what has happened is a convergence on certain servers. For instance, Blackgate has a FGS champ train running 24/7, and I believe so does Jade Quarry. My home server is sporadic, but for a long time after the nerf there was nothing. I guest to BG and I really enjoy the train there. People are super generous, always putting out banners and food and such, and the chatter is 99% good.

TL;DR: yes, on some servers the train died because of an old nerf.

Magnus Steelgrave.6580:

It was probably someone trying to rally more for the claw since the trains generally stop for world bosses then resume face rolling.

I think this one is right on the money!

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

Killface.1896:

Time to join the moa train

As long as you leave “my” Acrtodus alone .. if i want to farm them again

Else .. for Champtrain in EU of course Desolation is the best choice.