Guild Wars 2

Same as the other threads.

Critic and positive notions of act 3. What worked, what not?
Questions, answers, opinions. Be constructive.

“mordremoth has a weakness!”

wow, so glad we gave up a supergolem, our smartest team member, and a whole bunch of time learning that.

the computer may as well have flashed up “I am a tiny potato, I believe in you, you can do the thing.” for all the good it did.

we didn’t even get to see M.O.X or his remains :<

I was so sad when I saw the golem do what he did. I actually felt sad unlike the cinematic with Eir
He actually stopped… got worried… and she said “It’s ok big guy, I’ll be fine”. I almost shed a tear

I actually had a bug in that story with Taimi escort at the start. The event didn’t start at all the first time so I thought I was supposed to find the Dragon Research on my own. I was like “Oh wow, this is nice, no clues, no guides, no green star to tell you where to go, you have whole Rata Novus to yourself to actually find the research, so immersive.” But no, that was a bug. Before I figured out it was a bug I actually did manage to find it though. You can get to that door with a dragon icon on it if you follow the hidden underwater tunnel. But then you get stuck once you get there cause that wasn’t the intended way to do it. Maybe they should put those “Leaving the instance area” thingies if you actually go into the water.

Another thing that was more of a “What, really? Really guys? This would actually happen irl?” when the golem sacrificed itself, and the lens part starts they actually let Taimi walk on her own to the panels? Such a small, crippled fragile thing to walk on her own in a hive of chak? Come on Braham, pick her up and escort her to the panel. Not watch her work those stairs that are bigger than her.

By the time you get the the lens working you actually kill the whole room basically but ok, I guess they spawn a few veterans once the laser starts.

I did laugh when the Rata Novus computer mentioned a weakness but not particulars. lol
SUPER useful.

And unlike Eir (which I agree, her death didn’t move me in the slightest, especially when you have such an easy time beating it right after), the robot can come back, and I’m sure it will and with Novus upgrades.

Though the whole Rata Novus thing makes me wonder if the bugs have a Primordus connection. Where these bugs in GW1? Taimi states that they had a huge beef with Primordus, which could be due to why they were being driven out of the ground, but also maybe because of those bugs?

hardy.7469:

I did laugh when the Rata Novus computer mentioned a weakness but not particulars. lol
SUPER useful.

And unlike Eir (which I agree, her death didn’t move me in the slightest, especially when you have such an easy time beating it right after), the robot can come back, and I’m sure it will and with Novus upgrades.

Though the whole Rata Novus thing makes me wonder if the bugs have a Primordus connection. Where these bugs in GW1? Taimi states that they had a huge beef with Primordus, which could be due to why they were being driven out of the ground, but also maybe because of those bugs?

I did kinda expect them to reveal ‘the chak were bio-weapons engineered at Rata Norvus to fight the Elder Dragons but got out of control’, or something along those lines.

What happen to the pact? Are they still active?

Calcifire.1864:

we didn’t even get to see M.O.X or his remains :<

He probably wasn’t anywhere near. Remember that he was given to our GW1 heroes, not on rent.

Urosh Uchiha.9732:

I actually had a bug in that story with Taimi escort at the start. The event didn’t start at all the first time so I thought I was supposed to find the Dragon Research on my own. I was like “Oh wow, this is nice, no clues, no guides, no green star to tell you where to go, you have whole Rata Novus to yourself to actually find the research, so immersive.” But no, that was a bug.

Had that bug too but fixed it by going back to Taimi and co. before I got ‘too’ far.

hardy.7469:

Though the whole Rata Novus thing makes me wonder if the bugs have a Primordus connection. Where these bugs in GW1? Taimi states that they had a huge beef with Primordus, which could be due to why they were being driven out of the ground, but also maybe because of those bugs?

Chak are brand new to the GWverse.

There’s nothing remotely destroyer-like about the Chak. They’re not even fiery with their attacks, but lightning and slime based.

So they’re definitely not related to Primordus.

Keep in mind that Novus was founded after Eye of the North in Zinn’s lifetime (he was around for post-EotN storyline stuff). So Novus would have been established in 1080-1100 AE.

What I’m curious about with Novus is if that giant cubical structure seen to the side of the map (not sure if we can access it) is the Uncategorized Fractal – or what it’s based off of. Both had cataclysmic events and Novus is a “lost city” that was built around the time Rata Sum’s giant cube would have been (Uncategorized fractal was said by a dev to be made by folks with similar design as Rata Sum).

Pikachu.1829:

What happen to the pact? Are they still active?

Given how they have several camps in each map, it’s safe to say that the Pact was NOT decimated.

They lost their fleet, but the body count was overall low given how many of them survived.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

What I’m curious about with Novus is if that giant cubical structure seen to the side of the map (not sure if we can access it) is the Uncategorized Fractal – or what it’s based off of. Both had cataclysmic events and Novus is a “lost city” that was built around the time Rata Sum’s giant cube would have been (Uncategorized fractal was said by a dev to be made by folks with similar design as Rata Sum).

An interesting thing in Tangled Depths is that if you go Southeast of the map to a POI called “Vine Wall”, you’ll see very large Modrem creatures walking along the cliffside around and to the North directly to that giant cube. Or if not there, to the area in between Tangled Depths and Metrica Province.
Kind of a weird thing to add given how the story never goes there. Maybe it’s part of a meta, I don’t know, all I know is there’s a lot of Modrem headed in that area.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

hardy.7469:

Though the whole Rata Novus thing makes me wonder if the bugs have a Primordus connection. Where these bugs in GW1? Taimi states that they had a huge beef with Primordus, which could be due to why they were being driven out of the ground, but also maybe because of those bugs?

Chak are brand new to the GWverse.

There’s nothing remotely destroyer-like about the Chak. They’re not even fiery with their attacks, but lightning and slime based.

So they’re definitely not related to Primordus.

Maybe they were driven to the surface by Primordus, or they already lived there and the Asura bumped into them?

hardy.7469:

I did laugh when the Rata Novus computer mentioned a weakness but not particulars. lol
SUPER useful.

I see them returning to the computer in season 3, Taimi might find some useful information.

I think that the story instance in Rata Novus was one of the best story instance in the franchise – ambiance-wise.

But all that build-up for a ‘revelation’ like this… ah.