I’m approaching 400, and maybe I am past that, I lost count!, (some have even more) runs in the dungeon and have even carried many people in 48’s, 38’s and 28’s. RNG or not, it is an insult to players like myself when players receive skins that are new or very inexperienced in a dungeon that takes time and a good understanding of your player and the dungeon itself (notice I didn’t use the word Skill).
Run after run after run and I have done this dungeon for a very long time. What a waste of time, what a slap in the face, what an insult to those that are good at a dungeon that never get rewarded for putting in the time.
I (and others) cannot even turn in items to swap out to the weapon skin they want. Instead when we bring this subject up in the forums out of pure concern the ArenaNet staff blasts us and locks the posts, or in my case gives me an infraction, for a legit complaint. What does that solve? A shutdown of something they do not want new players seeing all over their forums: upset hard grinding players getting slapped in the chops. (oh, and you don’t want us grinding, due to the farm zones you nerfed a while back, so what’s the difference in Fractals? It’s just a different area with the same intent)
You could at least make small changes to Fractals for those like myself who have to look at the same junk everyday a little more interesting. I don’t see why you can’t take some time aside to make some changes to the looks/bosses to keep players a bit more interested for something they are starting to despise with a passion.
I’m sorry ArenaNet: but your Dungeon is nothing, nothing different than running a dungeon in AION. Countless items I have no use for while those who hardly run the place get what they came for, and leave to never return. You could have at least provided some gel for this mess. So yes, lock/ban/screwme/infraction me for making this post. At least you read it. Whether you choose to actual do something for your players, well, that’s probably like mindless Fractal runs. You said you listen to your players, but Fractals is one area I don’t think you thoroughly have listened.
I thought you wanted GW2 to be something different. Well you have for questing, it is a unique way to level in a game, and other aspects you’ve made quite different. Boss fights are not like many games. But when I step into your Fractal it’s honestly like stepping into AION dungeons – and you don’t need a ton of replies belong to tell you how much players hated that insane mess. If you don’t want players saying “Hey, got my weapon, I’m done with Fractals!” Then put some new skins in every few months to keep the place/players active. This isn’t rocket science, which isn’t even that technical to be honest. Change up the look a tad, make the bosses a little different in reaction. Seriously, get the kitten RNG out of your game so players can actually have fun and not AIONGRIND their brain cells out.