BWE2 Impressions

BWE2 Impressions

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Posted by: Reinate.7594

Reinate.7594

Specializations
•Were they fun?
Of all the ones I played Necro was by far the most fun

•Did they Change how you play your profession in a meaningful way?
Not overly, loved the dragonhunters longbow however, Necro while a powerhouse still felt like the necro … Beserker I felt rather dull, also enjoyed the daredevil despite the animations

•How were the improvements to the previous Specializations? (Dragon Hunter, Tempest, Chronomancer, Reaper)
Didn’t get to play enough during BWE1 to make any reliable judgement.

•Feedback on new specializations, as well as any changes to the old
Beserker just felt like a mess

Creatures
•How is the difficulty of the new hostile mobs, and are they fun and exciting?
The little I played of BWE1 I thought the mobs were harder then they were in BWE2
It might just be me or are we backwards loading in terms of mob difficulty?

World
•With the Opening of two new outposts, we are adding in a bunch of new events. Are they fun? I LOVE THE QUAGGAN COMMANDER!!!! <3

•Do the new events bring you more into the world?
Not overly … go here … kill mordys minions … go collect X

•Are the new events challenging, meaningful, and interesting?
As above

Mastery System
•How is the progression?
I think it runs at a good pace .. I managed to open up at least the first 2 masterys on most of the tracks.

•How is it using the mastery abilities in the current area?
Feels good … wish I could glide everywhere.

•Is the mastery system providing a meaningful area of progression?
I think it does … just be sure to add in more as time goes on for people to work towards.

•Do you care about experience and mastery points?
Yes

•Does it provide a good framework to add more masteries in the future?
Yes

•Do you want to learn as many masteries over time to overcome challenges later in the future?
I like to think the masteries we can eventually have are limitless.

Stronghold PvP
•Feedback on the new UI
I don’t PVP

•Feedback on Stronghold itself
As above

Bugs
•Report and notify any and all bugs using in game system as well as boards. Take screenshots and describe as best as you can

During the last phase of my testing I decided to get all the mastery points and found the one west of bongo’s Bungalow to not notify on the map that I had obtained the point so I flew back to double check that I had indeed gotten that point and its just sitting there greyed out stating that a mastery point was available. (I did Bug report it with a screenie)

Also it irked me that we had a POI next to where we initially spawned in that (as far as I know) was impossible to get.

And under the tree (no spoilers here) was the only updraft I found in the whole area … where there more?

What not to worry about
•Map reward system
Ok I wont.

One last thing I want to mention.
The as best as I can describe it “strobing” sun rays were annoying as all Kitten.
And I found it obstructing my view at times while I sat on a vine and watched people take down the Wyvern.
It looked more like phasing in clouds and I’m sure gave me a headache at one point.

Other then that … it looks like its shaping up to be an amazing expansion pack.
Shame ill be spending that day at Animal Kingdom and the night at Halloween horror nights in Orlando … but I can wait till the end of the week.
Feverishly … but I can wait.

BWE2 Impressions

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Posted by: Oldirtbeard.9834

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I only got to play a few hours my self but my take away from the experience was that I’m power leveling a Necro STAT. Verdant Brink can feel very open yet claustrophobic and frustrating to navigate with out Gliding unlocked. As long as you get to follow an event chain from the beginning the stories feel very organic and the events are compelling reminiscent of the longer chains in Orr.

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Posted by: Reinate.7594

Reinate.7594

Ive had a shelved necro since I got him to 80.
Ill be dusting that sucker off (as soon as I have played through the expansion as a Sylvari) and I think Necro will become my main.
But then … I will miss my guardian … oh the pain of trying to pick a favorite child >_<