Guild Wars 2

So I just recently made another attempt to complete one of the portal invasions so that I can hopefully get to the playhouse and re-open the pavilion instance so I can make some purchases from the vendors there before the September 3 deadline.

I didn’t get credit for the event, even though I participated through the entire event including the fight with Scarlett and killed a good mix of her minions and allies to boot. Event so, I can probably still finish all of this stuff by the deadline.

In the Real World, I work a demanding job. It’s a lot like the Living World actually. I have deadlines to meet. Lots of them in fact – just like in the Living World.

I don’t like deadlines in the Real World. They stress me out, and make me generally irritable. But I have to meet them if I want to eat. Eating is fun.

I don’t like the Living World’s deadlines either. They make me swear and smash my keyboard – especially when the events dont give credit because of a programming error. But that’s okay because I love paying money on the gemstore so that I can beta test this game. In any case I have to meet these deadlines if I want to progress my character and get the shinies. Getting shinies is fun.

But its not fun being a rat on a treadmill. That’s what it feels more and more like with each passing month. I’m not quite sure how this game that I really enjoyed at launch has turned into this. I used to really like this game a lot. Now I just sit here in my wheel, running along and buying things on the gemstore like a good little rat. I suppose the rational thing to do would be to just quit. But for some reason I find it hard to turn my back on all the stuff I’ve accumulated since launch, and I keep holding out hope that maybe… just maybe.. the next update will be different.

Anyway, I don’t have time to ponder all of this stuff. I have deadlines to meet!

Hey, I know that it it is far from ideal, but if somebody opens the portal you can hop into it and run the Scarlet’s Playhouse, so that you can re-open the Pavilion.
People open the portal all the time. It is located right next to Vorpp.

I can empathize with your need to get all this stuff done, but it’s a compulsion, not a requirement. If you don’t get stuff done…if you miss an entire event or something…so be it! I missed the vast majority of cut throat achievements and I’ll probably never get the balloon for this one but…It’s ok if you don’t…you know. If you don’t get some stuff from this event—more fantastic stuff from other events will come out!

Just get off the treadmill if it bothers you. Take a break!