Guild Wars 2

The Story quests get really bad around level 50. Every single one is just about those Risen guys, and it’s just really boring, with quests that seem to drag on forever, just going on and on about the Risen

I feel like the leveling zones get a lot worse too. I like the zones until like level 60, the zones for levels 60-80 were pretty lackluster. Frostgorge Sound was decent (not great though), but the other ones were just not fun, and they suffered from the same thing as the story quests — RISEN risen, risen, risen

They get better, much better.

They’re just empty and therefore have less DEs going on.

edit: Also yeah, the bugs.

I’m actually the opposite. Nothing interesting happens until about level 30-40 since you’re still being introduced to the characters and climbing up the “ranks”. The reason there’s so much talk about the Risen is because Zhaitan (big elder dragon) is summoning them. To each his own opinion, but I don’t think the actual story is bad. The bugs on the other hand, those are a problem.

I think Lightbringer Tybalt is one of the best characters in any MMO, he’s pretty cool. And Lady Wi and Demmi are pretty ^_^

Mount Maelstrom is pretty cool. I don’t really like risen either, but Orr is at least something interesting and different. And yeah, I really like Frostgorge Sound.

The bugs are more distracting for me than anything else in the zones past 50. I have no boredom issue, but it is very irritating when numerous DEs are bugged, and even hearts are bugged, in a 50+ zone. It’s clear these zones are much buggier than the lower level zones.

Ganadorf.3460:

The Story quests get really bad around level 50. Every single one is just about those Risen guys, and it’s just really boring, with quests that seem to drag on forever, just going on and on about the Risen

I feel like the leveling zones get a lot worse too. I like the zones until like level 60, the zones for levels 60-80 were pretty lackluster. Frostgorge Sound was decent (not great though), but the other ones were just not fun, and they suffered from the same thing as the story quests — RISEN risen, risen, risen

Yeah story can get progressivly worse and worse. I guess some dont mind it because they are hoping this game is another single player Skyrim clone as they seem to get so impressed by the story and characters. I for one am here for an MMO so story was frantically skipped as the missions had me already bored.

Risen, sigh yeah…they pulled that card straight out of Halo’s flood characters…or any other game that “floods” the enemies with zombies. From what I have read there is a growing community of people who are over the whole “EVERY GAME IS BETTER WITH ZOMBIES” idea.

knightblaster.8027:

The bugs are more distracting for me than anything else in the zones past 50. I have no boredom issue, but it is very irritating when numerous DEs are bugged, and even hearts are bugged, in a 50+ zone. It’s clear these zones are much buggier than the lower level zones.

Those zones didn’t go through the pre-purchase beta testing, hence the issues. I suppose they’ll be fixed in time.

I just wished this game wasn’t a zombie apocalypse from 50+ I’d love to see other level 50+ monsters you know variety then undead 24/7. Or make an Asura invent the nuclear bomb or invent the machine gun/shotgun.

DeityAngel.5648:

I just wished this game wasn’t a zombie apocalypse from 50+ I’d love to see other level 50+ monsters you know variety then undead 24/7. Or make an Asura invent the nuclear bomb or invent the machine gun/shotgun.

There are high level areas aside of Orr, you know.

Well it wasn’t following my natural story line :I

Ganadorf.3460:

The Story quests get really bad around level 50. Every single one is just about those Risen guys, and it’s just really boring, with quests that seem to drag on forever, just going on and on about the Risen

I feel like the leveling zones get a lot worse too. I like the zones until like level 60, the zones for levels 60-80 were pretty lackluster. Frostgorge Sound was decent (not great though), but the other ones were just not fun, and they suffered from the same thing as the story quests — RISEN risen, risen, risen

I’m in roughly the same area and while I too have issues with the story telling I wasn’t too concerned about the level 50 stuff.

My gripe is in what way Zhaitan is setup up as an antagonist. You don’t even hear about him until level 30 and he doesn’t seem like a real threat if it weren’t for people constantly telling you that he’s a threat.

Even close to level 60 I still have no idea what or who this mighty Zhaitan is. The whole build-up just seems lacking.

On the contrary, I’ve found the story quests to get better as the levels go by (playing as vigil). I’m only 57 so far though.

62 here. Killed my first dragon.

It gets better imo.

Also, I have seen only one bug so far in a 50+ lvl zone. Some quest where you had to pick up artifacts and fix some golems and something. Was bugged for a couple of hours (that I went to check), but the positive thing is, you can go do some other things and aren’t “stuck”

Ganadorf.3460:

I feel like the leveling zones get a lot worse too. I like the zones until like level 60, the zones for levels 60-80 were pretty lackluster. Frostgorge Sound was decent (not great though), but the other ones were just not fun, and they suffered from the same thing as the story quests — RISEN risen, risen, risen

Fireheart Rise (60-70) has no Risen. Actually the entire Fields of Ruin / Blazeridge Steppes / Iron Marches / Fireheart Rise sequence (level 30-70) is free of Zhaitan’s presence — and for my own part, I consider those my favorite zones.

Good luck farming anything but BONES in Cursed shore. kittenging undead everywhere. You don’t get it – everywhere. Imaging your race’s starting area. Now replace every mob there with a kittenging undead. Now multiply amount of mobs by 4. There you go – Cursed shore.

The undead drop bags which can contain other trophies, but it is true that you will probably find more bones than anything else.

I think the mechanics of leveling are just as fun and engaging from level 1 to level 80. I do agree though that the ‘undead’ theme is incredibly uninteresting and highly unoriginal. I’m holding out hope that we move beyond zombies and dragons when this game gets expansions.

Dee Jay.2460:

Ganadorf.3460:

The Story quests get really bad around level 50. Every single one is just about those Risen guys, and it’s just really boring, with quests that seem to drag on forever, just going on and on about the Risen

I feel like the leveling zones get a lot worse too. I like the zones until like level 60, the zones for levels 60-80 were pretty lackluster. Frostgorge Sound was decent (not great though), but the other ones were just not fun, and they suffered from the same thing as the story quests — RISEN risen, risen, risen

I’m in roughly the same area and while I too have issues with the story telling I wasn’t too concerned about the level 50 stuff.

My gripe is in what way Zhaitan is setup up as an antagonist. You don’t even hear about him until level 30 and he doesn’t seem like a real threat if it weren’t for people constantly telling you that he’s a threat.

Even close to level 60 I still have no idea what or who this mighty Zhaitan is. The whole build-up just seems lacking.

I feel the opposite, i play a sylvari ranger and right from the start. i was introduce to Zhaitan as the main antagonist in my dream. I loved the story line of sylvari. it was like i was destined to kill or be killed by zhaitan.

I have the same feeling like Ganadorf.
Having real troubles to pay attention to the story anymore past the first fight with the risen on claw island. Distracting bugs, strange character behavior (NPC dont fight and stuff), and this “Trahearne”..lol.
Well its just my taste maybe, but imho this guy is a Lamer..but i can handle that.
:-D

And further more, the risen can be considered like Zombies..ok ? Well, but why the heck are they running so insanly fast all the time. Its crazy…it does not fit and is really annoying sometimes, because even my pets and summons cant catch up with a bulk of them surrounding me.
Gsus… ohh i miss Tybalt so much sniff

Rock.7324:

62 here. Killed my first dragon.

It gets better imo.

Also, I have seen only one bug so far in a 50+ lvl zone. Some quest where you had to pick up artifacts and fix some golems and something. Was bugged for a couple of hours (that I went to check), but the positive thing is, you can go do some other things and aren’t “stuck”

That zone (Timberline Falls) has probably the lowest number of bugs of any high level zone, but apart from that heart (which is perenially bugged), also in the same zone there is a DE that is perenially bugged and a SP challenge mob which is missing. Perhaps the buggiest is Iron Marches, where a good 3-4 DEs are perenially bugged (NPCs in the middle just stuck, not doing anything at all), and in a few cases this has also bugged the local heart. And, another SP challenge mob is routinely AWOL. Overall the least buggy zone progression seems to be the Krytan one: Harathi -> Bloodtide -> Sparkfly -- which is probably why it also seems to be the most popular one. But there’s no way around noticing the number of bugs in some of these 50+ zones if you are playing in a few of them.

It just hit me that you’re probably the Ganadorf from the swtor forums. Glad to see you’re still as miserable as ever.