Guild Wars 2

I am really trying to get the most out of my sinister engi build. What is REALLY FRUSTRATING is that in order to get/unlock sinister rings, I have to get all the achievements in old living story quests which are apparently broken. I’m not sure about about anyone else, but I have not been able to get a single achievement in the Tangled Paths or Point of no Return Living World Season 2 story quests since HoT release. I have fulfilled the requirements, they just don’t unlock for whatever reason.

For that matter, why do trinkets with new stats not get added to the existing inventory of laurel vendors as soon as the new content is released? I really hate these living story quests and am irritated that I have to grind the same quest over and over to get the ring I want. If people like doing these quests, hooray, they get the reward for free. Please walk the talk and don’t force the rest of us to grind gear.

I tried several times to “achieve” mastery in the Tangled Paths story as well only to find out that the achievement reward is non existent. So … no sinister ring. Lame.

Coupled with this I was shorted several mastery points with no way to complete the achievements a second time. ANet customer service was zero help resolving this (read: canned “You must complete the achievement to earn the reward” response … duh.) and therefore I am left woefully short of mastery points in general.

16 missing + these 6-8 = can’t wait for Camelot Unchained.

Thanks for nothing once again ANet.

try harder. many people have done it, and got it….

Try doing the dragon quest in Point of No Return with a staff ele and be sure to take mist form. It’s challenging yet fair. The hardest LS 2 quest I did was It’s All About Time, but I managed it solo on a sword/pistol thief and used fire elementalist powder for the second phase and stealthed at a point in the third. I kept kiting a mob in the first outside the circle, and this was all before elite specs too.

chapter 7 is frusterating with the avoid all whirlpools and and blasts, but his tell is a wave. Keep a healthy distance and manage your escapes. Centaur food and sigils help here as well.

Chapter 6 was no problem, and neither was 5 after you learn the gimmicks.

You may want to check the LFG tool for the occasional Point of No Return achievement runner. With vision issues (and Anet’s refusal to help color blind people), I knew I’d never get the last mission finished on my own: best 20g I’ve ever spent.

Until you get it consider Rampager rings.

They are precision high and condi/power low. Not perfect glass condi but they arnt bad if you running hybrid.

They aren’t bugged I’ve done them all and got all the sinister trinkets except Point of No Return because the guides suggest that they can only be done in a group. All done post HOT.

morrolan.9608:

They aren’t bugged I’ve done them all and got all the sinister trinkets except Point of No Return because the guides suggest that they can only be done in a group. All done post HOT.

Easier: yes
Required: no

For the falling rocks one I would recommend not going above 2 people because more people seems to increase the number of red circles.

Khisanth.2948:

morrolan.9608:

They aren’t bugged I’ve done them all and got all the sinister trinkets except Point of No Return because the guides suggest that they can only be done in a group. All done post HOT.

Easier: yes
Required: no

For the falling rocks one I would recommend not going above 2 people because more people seems to increase the number of red circles.

having good aim also helps on the exploding plant without getting hit achieve. You aim your character towards the middle loop but must be quick. Avoid rocks if possible but realize it’s best going for one achievement at a time. Stopping the little guys from putting out the flames is the easy one, the other two are fair and seem hard but with practice you get a sense of aim and timing to avoid them.