Everyone knows that Great Jungle Wurm is feeling a bit under the weather lately. Just to give you an idea how he should play, I went back and looked up a post that I made after my first encounter with this beast.
I did this elite DE in the swamp area just outside the Sylvari starting zone at around level 14 or 15. There was around 25 of us there and it was OMG EPIC! Screen shaking, people getting blown up into the air, knocked back, feared out, puddles of poison everywhere, people dying and THEN! I see thrust into the ground this sword, looked like a simple stick or staff, but it said Flaming Greatsword.
Hello what’s this, I thinks and grab it.
I light up and start swinging around this huge sword of fire with the most amazing animations for each ability – I wish I could have frapsed it. I have never felt like such a hero in my life
Unfortunately nowadays GJW dies within mere seconds of spawning, it just melts. We don’t get to see the phases or it eating the Summoned Husks to regain health – in fact, we are lucky to get off a hit before it dies.
I think new players are getting cheated out of the experience and us veteran players have definitely lost respect for this (once) magnificent and terrifying creature.