Guild Wars 2

just wanted to say, before i crash in exhaustion following the 8 hrs i just played, that Fractals dungeons are genius. and immersive and challenging and actionpacked. pure gaming awesome.

when i first got online my guild already had 2 full groups going so i was an odd man out, had to PUG it. and to my absolute delight, the first PUG was devastated and confused by the mechanics. Fell apart quickly when some fools ragequitted rather than work it through. “This is awesome” i thought to myself. finally, FINALLY, dungeons that demanded communication and teamwork. love it. <3. next PUG was just awesome. we wiped a few times and then slowly we came out of our shells and started talking. someone even offered their Vent. What is this?!?! a PUG that must talk? that cant just glazed eye faceroll through a dungeon in 10min? yes we encountered a bug or two. even had to quit from a bug near end of Colossus dungeon but ya know what. LOVE IT. THIS IS WHAT I BOUGHT GW2 for. im on the verge of gushing right now. please i hope the developers and the artists and programmers that worked on this know that they have mine and many other’s undying love. you might destroy the rest of the game from here on out, but you will still have my love for this dungeon. ive only completed Difficulty 2 but wow.. awesome. my guild is thrilled and excited and talking about the future of GW2 again. i hear that buzz again.

some of these fights feel more intense and epic than full blown raids in other games. during that one snowy event where you must light the campfires to fight the frostbite effect and then the blizzard surrounds you and you can barely see? PURE MAGIC. LOVE YOU FOR THAT. my guild was freaking the kitten out during that. and im secure in my manhood enough to admit that when we freed the Colossus… and he flipping slowly turns and bows? E P I C. i felt chills. thats gold baby. developers just cant force that pathos into an event; they must have art and poetry deep in their blood to craft that feeliing. thank you. and i love the pace of the fights… long and epic like a raid, but not too many crazy one shot kill effects but enough time for the players to think and figure out the puzzles amidst the chaos of battle. just epic. love it. and the blend of puzzles and traps and lore and combat, awesome fights that really brought out the best of our groups – even made us adjust our traits and gear to synergize with each other. i really really hope this is the future of GW2 content.

ok im gonna go to bed now. thank you for the memories. i made friends tonight… strangers ive never grouped with before were capslock crazy screaming WOOT and high-fiving in chat again. im gonna sleep with the hope that somehow this humble thank you makes it to your staff’s breakroom refrigerator for all to see.

Glad you had fun

I loved this dungeon! It is awesome! The decor is WHAOUUUU! My guild is a fan! And jumps are cool! It’s great fun to do! diverces the techniques are sought! Congratulations to the Devs! = D

This post touches exactly on the exhilaration I feel tonight after doing Fractals

“pure gaming awesome”
“art and poetry”
“E P I C”
“genius”
“PURE MAGIC”

Hard to explain to someone that doesn’t play why I am gushing over a dungeon, haha.
No other way to explain it than It’s an experience.

I am quite in awe. Hats off, ArenaNet – you outdid yourselves <3

Yeah probably would be fun if i still had friends to play it with.

Sadly none of them log in anymore after Anet rooted the game.

Takes a guild family and meet people with whom you have fun =)
I am French, but I made a nice instance with English: Quirrly!
There are beautiful dating game! =)

Yeah fractals is absolutely amazing, and the best part is they can expand on the fractals to add more variation in future patches. A bad kitten design to be sure.

This dungeon is boring, mind-numbingly repetitive, and shows little innovation in design from previous dungeon instances. I ran the dungeon twice, and by the third instance of the first run I was already worn out by its derivative quality. I’m certainly not running this dungeon again, and I don’t see how any one—not even the most hardcore of the hardcore gamers—could get any enjoyment from it after grinding it over 100 times for one piece of ascended gear. It’s a blight on all that was once promising about GW2.

Thank you Arena Net.

I was under the impression you guys could craft instances of this caliber. I am excited you proved me right. The mechanics harken back to GW1 while remaining fresh within this new game’s systems. Brilliant!

Haven’t had so much fun exploring since… I’m not even sure I have had as much fun exploring before. Keep them coming please.

Yes thank you Anet for the dungeon you gave us.

Minoru.1237:

This dungeon is boring, mind-numbingly repetitive, and shows little innovation in design from previous dungeon instances. I ran the dungeon twice, and by the third instance of the first run I was already worn out by its derivative quality. I’m certainly not running this dungeon again, and I don’t see how any one—not even the most hardcore of the hardcore gamers—could get any enjoyment from it after grinding it over 100 times for one piece of ascended gear. It’s a blight on all that was once promising about GW2.

Haters will hate whatever Anet comes up with.

I love the dungeon.It’s interesting,intriguing,difficult and requires communication.You can’t faceroll things anymore.Here mobs hit hard,you receive penalty for going in DS.So you not only must communicate with members but also think where you will jump,what you will do next.I like very much the instance.
There are 0 wp and that is almost perfect.Zerg-rush is removed.It’s non-existent mechanic.People heal more and don’t let you die.
Well i can’t deny there aren’t any bugges,because they exist.But i think they will be removed soon enough.

Love the Fractals.

Would like to have some hot-join, though. Or some look at the DC mechanics – it’s just too hard to finish it in PUG without running on someone’s Disconnect, some rage quitter or somewhat.

Velg.3170:

Love the Fractals.

Would like to have some hot-join, though. Or some look at the DC mechanics – it’s just too hard to finish it in PUG without running on someone’s Disconnect, some rage quitter or somewhat.

ya thats a good point and we had this happen to us once. player got disconnected during the event where youre turned into a Charr and you invade the city. theres no way to get a new player into the gtoup without restarting the entire dungeon. i didnt mind too too much tho because that was another really fun event haha.

I agree OP!
I had the most fun today! When I saw myself as a charr sieging ascalon I was really moved, and the rest, oh boy all that diversity. MAGNIFICENT!

Dokuroizo.5348:

I agree OP!
I had the most fun today! When I saw myself as a charr sieging ascalon I was really moved, and the rest, oh boy all that diversity. MAGNIFICENT!

ya i really liked that fight. i havent made a Charr character yet but after that I think i will.

also i hope i didnt give a spoiler about the Colossus in my original post. but i just had to mention it because it is seriously one of my all time favorite gaming moments now. ArenaNet could have easily just ended that with a chest to loot and send us on our merry way to the next dungeon.. but no, theyre dedicated to a creating that certain fuzzy awesome fantasy feeling and took the time to add that. i just completed the Colossus event for the second time now.. and ya, the chills were there again haha. sooo good

The best part of this dungeon is in the future (years) they could have 100s of fractals. I’m sure that number is a bit too high but it is possible if people really like it.

Bored of the Maw already ._.

Seeing him every 2nd cycle is going to get really tedious. Could be said about any map I guess, but it’s the certainty that you’re going to have to do this every 2nd cycle, as well as increasing a cycle duration to 4 instead of 3.

ok just did the Jade Maw dungeon… just so awesome.. wish it were alot longer though. but holy ffreaking kitten… awesome.

Yes! Jade Maw is awesome.

I just did the Svanir instance, and it was pretty cool. Guy in the party said it reminded him of the movie The Gray, haha!

glad you had fun. I despised it.

guess ill actually be giving a try.

not a fan of the new gear set up and progress, but definitely a fan of actually challenging content.

Too bad they changed what the game was supposed to be about.

Glad you’re enjoying the new direction.

+100
This dungeon is ridiculous. It’s so much fun. I wish there was dungeon armor because I did it 6 times in a row and didn’t get bored. When I think about running TA even twice I want to cry. This is amazing. Please make more fractals over time, you’re on to something here.

Yes! I love it! Me and a few guildies were running it last night! I especially love the fractal where you have to break the seals! We made it to the last boss and all our armor was broken and we just couldn’t make the final push to win it Oh well! There’s always another time!

Fractals are a neat experiment by the devs which make GW1 vets nostalgic. It’s a different game-mode and I think the community should give it a chance.

What I need to ask for though, is a /resign command to reset at the checkpoint.

A skill like Rebirth from GW1, where they teleport to your location, would be nice too.

I love love love this new dungeon!! props to whoever made them, so fun!

Is it bad that I’m already board of it?

I agree, the design is fantastic, the levels are beautifuly designed, boss mechanics are done well…..

To bad it’s tied to the treadmill

Masaki.2153:

I agree, the design is fantastic, the levels are beautifuly designed, boss mechanics are done well…..

To bad it’s tied to the treadmill

From what I’ve experienced, and I’m only level 6 mind you, is that nothing actually gets harder. It simply takes longer as you level. Eventually, you’ll hit the agony wall which I hope is more than a constant dot or resistance to damage. But its probably both which means it just going to take longer to do these runs when you hit that wall.

Oh, not only is it tied to treadmill, but its also tied to RNG. To get the back piece you need essence, which is a random drop from the mist. To add insult to injury its also account bound.

I like it too. They have some great elements in it. Making a group for it on the other hand…oye…

Love some of the fractals in it. Only ones i don’t care for are dredge one (because the end boss everything else is fantastic) and the forest one with the annoying guy who pops up and does nutso damage and then runs away if you dps him. Mostly because getting a squad to listen to me about stability and dodging traps and condition removal is impossible.

If you bow back at the Colossus you get an achevment

UnderdogSMO.9428:

If you bow back at the Colossus you get an achevment

haha awesome i’ve got to try that later tonight.

i must say i love the new dungeon, and did anyone notice the reference to a certain long time blogger/guide writer? little clue…. check the name of the siegemaster at the first gate in the ‘charr take over ascalon’ fractal

The new dungeon is very fun, I only have one (huge) problem with it.

“LF1M FotM lvl 4”
“LF2M FotM lvl 7”
“LF3M FotM lvl 10”

This is not a good design…