After completing the Blighting Tree for the Ordinance Camp line, it always felt like the “Defend the Guard Tower” events were impossible; the veterans would just go to the center, and AoE everyone down. Tonight, I was lucky enough to get to one where there were a few people stationed already, and we were able to keep the veterans away from the tower. But on the last wave, the veteran ignored us…and ignored the tower and walked over to the cliff face….and the the tower collapsed anyways, and we failed.
Look, I get it, we have to fail at defending the towers for the chain to reset, but that’s a terrible way to do it. Give us a reasonable chance. Give us the opportunity to succeed. And then, when all three towers have either succeeded or been destroyed, Mordremoth looks at the ones that survived, says “fine, be that way, I was trying to do this on a budget but noooooooo you gotta defend the kitten things” and then pulls out something big and overkill to stomp it. We get to have our moment of victory, you get the guard towers destroyed like you want, and Mordremoth has to balance his budget because we keep making his big stompers do overtime. Fair enough?
Also, I hope Mordremoth gets a migraine from all the Mordrem Sylvari we keep curb-stomping. “I call upon the power of Mordremoth!” “Okay, I’ll sen you some…” “Mordremoth, hear my plea!” “Right, be with you in a mo-” “Mordremoth, answer your servant’s call!” “Look, I’m only one dragon, you’ll just have to wait your tu-” “Mordremoth, I need you!” “Look, take a number alrea-” “Mordremoth!” “Mordremoth!” “Mordremoth!”…I think he’ll be taking a vacation in Southsun Cove before we know it.