Guild Wars 2

How do I know when I haven’t talked to the correct NPC, or the event is just not activating because of a Bug? This game is so frustrating, its not fun.
Is there any way to get a written log of what I need to accomplish to achieve the goals that are stated for the story?

I am 4/5 of an achievement, How do I know what the 5th part is? Is that part broken? How can I find out what to do next?

There is a word for what I am asking, but I don’t know what it is. Intuitiveness? Maybe I am just too stupid to play this game, I don’t know.

In all honesty, having played a few MMOs over time, I don’t find this one any worse than others in that respect. Probably you just haven’t got the hang of the way things tend to work in this sort of game yet.

If you don’t know what to do next, there’s the web in general. There are these forums. For achievements and the like there are guides such as the near-indespensable Dulfy.net. Or just try asking in chat (a bit hit and miss, but quite often productive if you hang in there, ask politely and don’t spam). Or if you think it’s broken, most of those equally apply – or in GW2 at least, you can try guesting to another server and see whether that makes a difference.

(For my money the word you were looking for was “intuition”, by the way. Although the longer, more clunky (but more regular) back-formation of “intuitiveness” does seem to be developing a life of its own, so that may well not last. Language is endlessly interesting like that.)

You’re not doing anything wrong, something is broken. The Sample event on Iron Marches is not happening. While you can progress in the story by talking to the Ash Scout NPC, you do not get the achievement credit needed to get 5/5 on the Mordrem Problem achievement.

And you are right, the achievement isn’t very intuitive. It would be easier if its components were listed and checked off.

Broom.2561:

And you are right, the achievement isn’t very intuitive. It would be easier if its components were listed and checked off.

That features been asked for for a long time. I know anyone who tries to do the dungeon path achievements wants that feature. As well as any of these kinds of achievements (like the marionette bosses achievement ><).

You’re doing something wrong. The story events are only 4/5. You need to do the Mordrem Champ which is right next to the flamethrower event.
That’s your 5/5 and also where you get “bottoms up.”

I completed all of the events related to the story and that Mordrem Champ (that one up the hill with all the downed players everywhere) and I’m still 4/5.

Saint.5647:

You’re doing something wrong. The story events are only 4/5. You need to do the Mordrem Champ which is right next to the flamethrower event.
That’s your 5/5 and also where you get “bottoms up.”

Your information is…. lacking. The Samples part of the event chain is bugged on pretty much all servers (although I hear rumours it works ONCE right after reset before bugging again). Which is why the devs put in an extra NPC, and Ash Legion Scout, which you can talk to so you can progress to to next event in the chain (free the workers).

Personally, I’ve participated in all available events (including the champion, thanks) on 5 characters so far, and I am still 4/5 on the achievement.

I also have problem with the 5th event which I found out what is it.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/livingworld/s2/Mordrem-Problems-achivement/first#post4249795

Nothing to do now until anet fixes it

I had the exact same issue. Definitely the sampler quest that’s bugged. Hopefully, ANet will address it soon.