Guild Wars 2

Dry Top’s Inquest crystal race event is one of the most fresh and enjoyable events I’ve personally encountered in Guild Wars, and I really would like to see more creative events like this one out of A-net in the future.

The crystal race was great for several reasons:
~It wasn’t a generic event like “kill these enemies”, or “guard this area” or “escort this NPC” that we see in dozens of other areas
~combat is different from regular fights because it encourages the strategic usage of abilities capable of causing inquest NPCs to drop crystals.
~the event rewards good teamwork and coordination, because throwing and passing crystals to eachother is faster than running them back

I think the more events like this one we have in future updates of Guild Wars, the more fun and enjoyable the new areas will be. Anyone agree? Disagree?

I agree. It’s a thouroughly enjoyable event. There’s the possibility of strategy, or you can just grab-and-run and bop inquest in the head. It has a mini-game feel that I really like.

Agreed. I was really impressed to see this event. I always have fun using illusionary leap to knock the inquest down then throwing the crystal to our side of the field.