Guild Wars 2

Feeling very under-whelmed right now.

I spent several hundred gold worth of materials and actual gold. Also lots of time farming all the items then crafting each section using most of my chars. Not to worry, this outlay of time and gold will be rewarded once I make Mawdrey II and start feeding into it all my Bloodstone Dust.

Completed Mawdrey today and fed it with a big smile on my face, today it starts to earn it’s keep.

What a fool I am. I nievely overlooked RNG.

So what was my reward for all my time, effort and gold? A bunch of junk worth less than 20 silver. If this is what I should expect then my advice is to forget it. Keep your money, save your time and dump your Bloodstone Dust.

In crafting Mawdrey II I got an exotic back item which isn’t as good as any crafting discipline can make for next to nothing. Also got an ascended back item but it looks (imo) rubbish so will need transmuting.

Really saddened right now by yet another slap in the face by ANet. Sigh.

Keep feeding it with a smile and those 20 silvers will keep adding up. One day you’ll break even and you can start reaping the rewards of your labor.

Mawdrey existed to give people an ascended item they could work for rather than farm gold for. It was also (speculatively) a trial for how they would do the precursor scavenger and perhaps other earnable rewards. It also meant ppl could use up excess bloodstone

it was never meant as a reliable way to obtain money or good rewards.

I was lucky enuff to have a guild that was getting the mats already and selling them. was able to make it relatively cheap minus the time sync and all… but yea, Anet is greedy they want everything to take money out of the economy and out of your pockets too. seems of late every QoL implementation requires significant investment for little to no reward…..

It’s only a slap in the face because you chose to receive it in such a way.

An ascended and exotic backpiece (with selectable stats) is an awesome reward. Last time I checked, the ascended backpiece you get from crafting Mawdrey is good value for money. The skin is unique and a lot of people really like the look of it. So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

So.. why did you craft something you didn’t like the look of?

Also, the rewards you get from feeding Mawdrey are random. I certainly haven’t made my money back on her yet, but I’ve received plenty of silver doubloons, t5+6 crafting materials along with some exotics, rares, cores and lodestones (and a load of merchable junk). Certainly better than throwing my heaps of bloodstone dust away.

I’ve also heard a lot of people who made Mawdrey simply because they found the scavenger hunt a thrill.

I’ve gotten rares and exotics, and most precious of all, bank space. It’s really hard for me to just toss out something that might be useful, I’m such a pack rat. Mawdrey has gained me many bank slots (which then filled up with, among other things, Dragonite Ore … sigh).

I got an exotic last night with a skin I didn’t have yet (the tribal pistol), but I think that was from the Star of Gratitude.

Julie Yann.5379:

Keep feeding it with a smile and those 20 silvers will keep adding up. One day you’ll break even and you can start reaping the rewards of your labor.

at 4-5 a day it would take years before you broke even…. Anet just needs to reduce the amount of this material dropping as all the other things you need to make your ascended stuff is time gated anyways. Ive made one toon with max inventory just to hold as overflow. playing the inventory management wars 2! Keep Smilin’!

In the end it’s the cheapest ascended backpiece. That and all the stuff clogging up my bank was the reason why I made it. The bloodstone feeding is a nice extra, not everything it spits out is worthless.

Edit: Typos (embarrassing!)

You spent money on it? That’s weird.

My main wears infused ascended blade wotsits transmuted into the wind dream catcher. All other chars wear exotic crafted items. I have no need for an imo ugly back item but I think that statement should be saved for or added to another discussion.

My concern now is the total lack of worthwhile rewards from something that takes a huge investment to create. It seems from my initial reward that Mawdrey II will take several years to pay for itself.

If this was the model for a company then any accountant worth their certificates would laugh the MD from their office.

Kal Spiro.9745:

You spent money on it? That’s weird.

A friend of mine did too as he’s impatient; foxfire clusters, food, sunstones, growing lamps..

Its not about the rewards, its about the journey.

Why you are surprised by the results of this process?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mawdrey+guide

Wanze.8410:

Its not about the rewards, its about the journey.

To me it was about the ascended backpiece, I hate the bladeshard thingy. And it is the cheapest ascended backpiece.

Btw, OP: look up whats required to craft something upfront so you can decide whether or not it’s worth it to you.

Was well aware of what was required to craft Mawdrey II, just assumed the return would be proportional to the cost.

Didn’t expect a quick pay off, was prepared for a 6 months delay until I entered into profit. Wasn’t expecting several years.

That is still possible, the loot table is massive.

It’s just so wide, that the chances of seeing something of value are prob the slimmest of any bag

I have heard unconfirmed reports of precursors dropping out of Mawdrey. Since one has never dropped for me from any source, I’m not rushing to use her nibbling skills except when I have an extra stack of dust.

The first priority in making this item is the ascended backpack (wich isn’t all that expensive, all things considered). Maydrey II is bonus. Basically it turns a completley useless item into loot. It usually gives 3-5 items per bag pretty nice.

For instance, often gives light armor = silk, who doesnt like silk these days. I can give loads of scraps of sorts, some of wich give high value mats (like linen, whool etc). It can give Vision crystal!!! I got 2 lesser vision crystal so far, wich is huge, considering it cost 20 skill point, and lots of refined t7 mats. (bloodstone etc). It quite often gives a rare. That is, if you expect rares to drop you will be dissapointed. If you just do it daily and are open for surprises, it will surprise you. Like with a Pepper material wich is 33 silver.

Mawdrey II is good, but if you expect to much, well then it wont be good. But considering since the time i had it and now, i think a lot of money i put in it, broke even + lesser vision crystal was really nice for making ascended armor. It’s also good, that my bloodstone dust doesnt oversupply this way. I like it.

If any single item worth more than 1g drops for me then I’ll post here. Please don’t hold your breath as I’m well into account wide diminishing returns due to being here since head start.

ANet doesn’t want longevity, they need new sales.

Jana.6831:

Wanze.8410:

Its not about the rewards, its about the journey.

To me it was about the ascended backpiece, I hate the bladeshard thingy. And it is the cheapest ascended backpiece.

Btw, OP: look up whats required to craft something upfront so you can decide whether or not it’s worth it to you.

I didnt re-calculate lately but i think quiver of a thousand arrows is a wee kitteneaper with 120g and it has the same choice of stats on offer.

I think mawdrey was the 3rd or 4th back item i forged because i was working on another stat set. Even though it was pricier, I enjoyed the journey as well and I had a few new skins and AP to my name.

I crafted for the skin. I got 100% win out of it.

Wanze.8410:

I didnt re-calculate lately but i think quiver of a thousand arrows is a wee kitteneaper with 120g and it has the same choice of stats on offer.

I think mawdrey was the 3rd or 4th back item i forged because i was working on another stat set. Even though it was pricier, I enjoyed the journey as well and I had a few new skins and AP to my name.

Most of the stuff one can farm is getting a lot cheaper as most people seem to have finished their mawdrey. I don’t think that it exceeds 120 gold, unless, of course people still need to level their crafts.

It’s purpose is to get rid of the surplus of bloodstone dust you have clogging you bank or mule characters. Nothing more. It’s that or tossing the dust. And MMOs have trained us to be horders.

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

If any single item worth more than 1g drops for me then I’ll post here. Please don’t hold your breath as I’m well into account wide diminishing returns due to being here since head start.

ANet doesn’t want longevity, they need new sales.

You mean you are convinced that ANET is out to get you and nerfing your drops? Maybe you need to craft a tinfoil hat in real life so ANET can stop reading your thoughts as well.

There is no such thing as account wide diminishing returns.

mawdrey II feeds on your tears.

Keep feeding it, I already got 2 items from mine worth over 1g each, and that was only after about 7 days of feedings…haven’t fed it in a few weeks as I used up my excess dust already(same with stars).

I plan to make this eventually, mostly for the skin, since I don’t mind scattering bloodstone dust to the four winds. What’s the approximate cost if one were to buy everything? (none of the guides I’ve seen have this listed)

Ezekel.6394:

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

If any single item worth more than 1g drops for me then I’ll post here. Please don’t hold your breath as I’m well into account wide diminishing returns due to being here since head start.

ANet doesn’t want longevity, they need new sales.

You mean you are convinced that ANET is out to get you and nerfing your drops? Maybe you need to craft a tinfoil hat in real life so ANET can stop reading your thoughts as well.

There is no such thing as account wide diminishing returns.

What? Yes there is… Everybody who has played from the start knows this because anet said so.

Dinks.2478:

Ezekel.6394:

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

If any single item worth more than 1g drops for me then I’ll post here. Please don’t hold your breath as I’m well into account wide diminishing returns due to being here since head start.

ANet doesn’t want longevity, they need new sales.

You mean you are convinced that ANET is out to get you and nerfing your drops? Maybe you need to craft a tinfoil hat in real life so ANET can stop reading your thoughts as well.

There is no such thing as account wide diminishing returns.

What? Yes there is… Everybody who has played from the start knows this because anet said so.

Any source?

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

Really saddened right now by yet another slap in the face by ANet. Sigh.

You should have just crafted the backpiece for the skin, the item it’s self is just a bonus reward that is a big nod to the movie/ musical “Little Shop of Horrors”.

You can find more about it on youtube with the links below:

The giving blood stone dust is because the plant “Audrey II” in" Little Shop of Horrors" demands human blood as food. In return, it promises great rewards to seymore (the owner).

I’m sorry you feel ripped off; however, the content has been out for a long period of time and you should have done your research or done the basic ask in map chat to see if the bonus item is something you wanted.

You can’t blame anet on this one, just your self for not bothering to research or ask or even think this through.

Heres the full movie on it by the way for any Geeks who wana watch it or listen to it

Dinks.2478:

Ezekel.6394:

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

If any single item worth more than 1g drops for me then I’ll post here. Please don’t hold your breath as I’m well into account wide diminishing returns due to being here since head start.

ANet doesn’t want longevity, they need new sales.

You mean you are convinced that ANET is out to get you and nerfing your drops? Maybe you need to craft a tinfoil hat in real life so ANET can stop reading your thoughts as well.

There is no such thing as account wide diminishing returns.

What? Yes there is… Everybody who has played from the start knows this because anet said so.

Anet has never, ever said that there is any such thing as DR for an entire account due to the length of time playing the game. Of course they have said DR exists in the game, but what OP was talking about in the quoted post is something that doesn’t exist.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

Just voicing my opinion on it: the back piece does look pretty crappy, to me. It’s not horrible but it’s hardly uuntarnished by criticism. But frankly, it’s mostly the nature of back pieces in this game. Hardly any are meant to complement a variety of looks but instead meant to show status. The vine back pieces are fine. . . If your Armor look is meant to incorporate plant motifs which can go well with a sylvari who is using plant Armor but hardly much else (not to mention there aren’t that many plant themed armors to easily go with it). There are far more better looking back pieces that aren’t generic themed (like the dream catcher) that aren’t used as often as the bulkier flashier ones meant to show off wealth or status (wing/ fractal back piece). For alk the work I put in to finally get my mawdrey, I’d still transmute a skin over it (but the ascended stats are welcome).

I’d much prefer a more practical back piece skin similar to the quivers, like a Cape or a spare weapon there for show like a crossbow kit or chain sickle that you can add to various looks to differing effect.

Spending money on it was your mistake, it’s not something you should do that for.

Just got mine last month, felt great to feed it all those bloodstone dusts, gotten a couple exotics too

Leo G.4501:

Crimson Clouds.4853:

So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

Just voicing my opinion on it: the back piece does look pretty crappy, to me. It’s not horrible but it’s hardly uuntarnished by criticism. But frankly, it’s mostly the nature of back pieces in this game. Hardly any are meant to complement a variety of looks but instead meant to show status. The vine back pieces are fine. . . If your Armor look is meant to incorporate plant motifs which can go well with a sylvari who is using plant Armor but hardly much else (not to mention there aren’t that many plant themed armors to easily go with it). There are far more better looking back pieces that aren’t generic themed (like the dream catcher) that aren’t used as often as the bulkier flashier ones meant to show off wealth or status (wing/ fractal back piece). For alk the work I put in to finally get my mawdrey, I’d still transmute a skin over it (but the ascended stats are welcome).

I’d much prefer a more practical back piece skin similar to the quivers, like a Cape or a spare weapon there for show like a crossbow kit or chain sickle that you can add to various looks to differing effect.

Actually, I find that mine looks quite nice on my elementalist who is a human noble and looks it. She doesn’t even incorporate any of the colors, but it works.

Yeah, I bothered making Mawdrey simply because I felt compelled to go for it.

Kal Spiro.9745:

Leo G.4501:

Crimson Clouds.4853:

So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

Just voicing my opinion on it: the back piece does look pretty crappy, to me. It’s not horrible but it’s hardly uuntarnished by criticism. But frankly, it’s mostly the nature of back pieces in this game. Hardly any are meant to complement a variety of looks but instead meant to show status. The vine back pieces are fine. . . If your Armor look is meant to incorporate plant motifs which can go well with a sylvari who is using plant Armor but hardly much else (not to mention there aren’t that many plant themed armors to easily go with it). There are far more better looking back pieces that aren’t generic themed (like the dream catcher) that aren’t used as often as the bulkier flashier ones meant to show off wealth or status (wing/ fractal back piece). For alk the work I put in to finally get my mawdrey, I’d still transmute a skin over it (but the ascended stats are welcome).

I’d much prefer a more practical back piece skin similar to the quivers, like a Cape or a spare weapon there for show like a crossbow kit or chain sickle that you can add to various looks to differing effect.

Actually, I find that mine looks quite nice on my elementalist who is a human noble and looks it. She doesn’t even incorporate any of the colors, but it works.

Whatever flats your boat. Personally, to me, a noble doesn’t really walk around nature as much as around aristocracy, much less wear nature on their back. My noble-type sylvari uses an elegant bird motif, with gold, jewels and feathers. I’m sure you could make a nice flower motif that works the same angle but finding weapons and Armor that complement the back piece is harder than simply making your back piece invisible.

Yes Mawdrey gets rid of your dust, but saving you gold by not crafting it and deleting your dust saves you money in the end. You won’t ever break even from Mawdrey: you’ll either quit the game first or GW2 will shut down before that happens.

Leo G.4501:

Kal Spiro.9745:

Leo G.4501:

Crimson Clouds.4853:

So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

Just voicing my opinion on it: the back piece does look pretty crappy, to me. It’s not horrible but it’s hardly uuntarnished by criticism. But frankly, it’s mostly the nature of back pieces in this game. Hardly any are meant to complement a variety of looks but instead meant to show status. The vine back pieces are fine. . . If your Armor look is meant to incorporate plant motifs which can go well with a sylvari who is using plant Armor but hardly much else (not to mention there aren’t that many plant themed armors to easily go with it). There are far more better looking back pieces that aren’t generic themed (like the dream catcher) that aren’t used as often as the bulkier flashier ones meant to show off wealth or status (wing/ fractal back piece). For alk the work I put in to finally get my mawdrey, I’d still transmute a skin over it (but the ascended stats are welcome).

I’d much prefer a more practical back piece skin similar to the quivers, like a Cape or a spare weapon there for show like a crossbow kit or chain sickle that you can add to various looks to differing effect.

Actually, I find that mine looks quite nice on my elementalist who is a human noble and looks it. She doesn’t even incorporate any of the colors, but it works.

Whatever flats your boat. Personally, to me, a noble doesn’t really walk around nature as much as around aristocracy, much less wear nature on their back. My noble-type sylvari uses an elegant bird motif, with gold, jewels and feathers. I’m sure you could make a nice flower motif that works the same angle but finding weapons and Armor that complement the back piece is harder than simply making your back piece invisible.

Depending on time period and the like, a noble might very well be the most likely to spend time wandering around in nature. After all a noble could afford to not spend all of his time trying to scrape a living out of menial work from before dawn until after dusk.

Lord Kuru.3685:

Yes Mawdrey gets rid of your dust, but saving you gold by not crafting it and deleting your dust saves you money in the end. You won’t ever break even from Mawdrey: you’ll either quit the game first or GW2 will shut down before that happens.

Considering that I didn’t spend any gold on it, I broke even pretty quickly. The quest to get all the parts was really fun too.

Donari.5237:

I have heard unconfirmed reports of precursors dropping out of Mawdrey. Since one has never dropped for me from any source, I’m not rushing to use her nibbling skills except when I have an extra stack of dust.

People seem to bring up the possibly of a precursor but that is completely irrelevant. There are already plenty of things in the game that could drop a precursor. The only reason to bring it up is to imply there is a higher chance from this source but there isn’t any reason to believe that either.

Ashen.2907:

Leo G.4501:

Kal Spiro.9745:

Leo G.4501:

Crimson Clouds.4853:

So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

Just voicing my opinion on it: the back piece does look pretty crappy, to me. It’s not horrible but it’s hardly uuntarnished by criticism. But frankly, it’s mostly the nature of back pieces in this game. Hardly any are meant to complement a variety of looks but instead meant to show status. The vine back pieces are fine. . . If your Armor look is meant to incorporate plant motifs which can go well with a sylvari who is using plant Armor but hardly much else (not to mention there aren’t that many plant themed armors to easily go with it). There are far more better looking back pieces that aren’t generic themed (like the dream catcher) that aren’t used as often as the bulkier flashier ones meant to show off wealth or status (wing/ fractal back piece). For alk the work I put in to finally get my mawdrey, I’d still transmute a skin over it (but the ascended stats are welcome).

I’d much prefer a more practical back piece skin similar to the quivers, like a Cape or a spare weapon there for show like a crossbow kit or chain sickle that you can add to various looks to differing effect.

Actually, I find that mine looks quite nice on my elementalist who is a human noble and looks it. She doesn’t even incorporate any of the colors, but it works.

Whatever flats your boat. Personally, to me, a noble doesn’t really walk around nature as much as around aristocracy, much less wear nature on their back. My noble-type sylvari uses an elegant bird motif, with gold, jewels and feathers. I’m sure you could make a nice flower motif that works the same angle but finding weapons and Armor that complement the back piece is harder than simply making your back piece invisible.

Depending on time period and the like, a noble might very well be the most likely to spend time wandering around in nature. After all a noble could afford to not spend all of his time trying to scrape a living out of menial work from before dawn until after dusk.

Sounds like a special case noble that’s trying to escape the duties and privileges of a noble. When bandits, monsters and dragon minions roam around, it’s rather dangerous to just wandering around without bodyguards, servants and such things that nobles tend to have.

I mean, yeah, Kashmeer is sort of a noble but the reason she adventures around is because she’s an ex-noble. Even then, she still seems to carry sensibilities from her upbringing which characterize her differently than someone whom has no choice or knows no other type of lifestyle than one constantly surrounded by nature. That’s why I say I could see a flower theme work but there’s not as many flowery-naturey looking themes that fit the various crafted backpieces. Not for heavy and medium, that’s for sure.

emikochan.8504:

Lord Kuru.3685:

Yes Mawdrey gets rid of your dust, but saving you gold by not crafting it and deleting your dust saves you money in the end. You won’t ever break even from Mawdrey: you’ll either quit the game first or GW2 will shut down before that happens.

Considering that I didn’t spend any gold on it, I broke even pretty quickly. The quest to get all the parts was really fun too.

Opportunity cost.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

An ascended and exotic backpiece (with selectable stats) is an awesome reward. Last time I checked, the ascended backpiece you get from crafting Mawdrey is good value for money. The skin is unique and a lot of people really like the look of it. So far, I think you are the only person I’ve seen that has voiced dislike about the skin… but we all know that beauty is subjective.

So.. why did you craft something you didn’t like the look of?

Also, the rewards you get from feeding Mawdrey are random. I certainly haven’t made my money back on her yet, but I’ve received plenty of silver doubloons, t5+6 crafting materials along with some exotics, rares, cores and lodestones (and a load of merchable junk). Certainly better than throwing my heaps of bloodstone dust away.

I’ve also heard a lot of people who made Mawdrey simply because they found the scavenger hunt a thrill.

I don’t care for the skin, I don’t care for ascended items, but I loved the hunt. And I love to gamble with useless items. I didn’t spend gold on it, but I could have made gold from the materials used, if I ever would sell materials. But, being a packrat, I don’t. So this dust eater is s great addon for me. Now I only need one for Ore….

Spirited Was Eceni.3869:

I spent several hundred gold worth of materials and actual gold.

I’ve made 4 and not spent a single gold.
Mind you I was in a hurry either. Slow and steady wins the race.
Now if only I could feed them 4 times as much bloodstone dust XD

Mawdrey popped a couple exotics for me every now and then. I don’t really mind spending the 20g or so to get the mats I needed. In the end it’s just a one pixels and when you think about it you’ll probably realise how silly you sound

Your mistake was that you blew tons of gold because you didn’t want to wait..

Mawdry was as other people have said.. something designed to be worked towards over time and had you not been impatient would have saved you all that cash you wasted..

My Mawdry cost me nothing but time and some mats that are easily replaced

Who, What,Where,When,Why ….the amount of money IN GAME or BOUGHT. I just don’t get it, I have been playing since beta, early start by a few days to game. How does this happen that so few get SO much and mast others GRIND to get nothing. . Even with vast grinding comes vast gold spent. yet nothing in return. Guildy told me once he had more money than a life, so spent it on this game. I have a life and some money spent on this game, yet I would still like it if the game would reward me the decency of drops worthy of my INPUT.

KLC.6304:

Who, What,Where,When,Why ….the amount of money IN GAME or BOUGHT.

You can only buy gold that already is in the game with gems, you cant create new gold via gems.

Well my mawdray cost me 0 gold to make, i think its best way to make ascended back piece right now in game, item to convert bloodstone dust is just sweet bonus.

Point. I buy Gems To convert To GOLD.