Guild Wars 2

Hello. I recently (Around a month ago kinda recently I guess) Made a topic about legendaries being to hard to get with all the nerfs to karma, t6, dungeons ect. Some guys replied to me just farm champs.

Well so I did, I farmed 2 – 3 hours a day in around 5 days I got 250 bags and about 100 of the other bags (wurm ect) I opened them all and I got 30 gold and around 29 t6 mats of everykind (Highest was 9 of 1 t6 mat) So I did the math and I calculated how long it’ll take me to get gift of light and gift of fortune. It was around 4 – 5 months with 2 – 3 hours of farming per day.

Ok so that’s not bad I guess but the time I achieve my goal I’ll be pretty burned out and frustrated at myself for even doing it. My quistion is alot of people say they got there legendary in 2 months and around 3 months and I just dont get it. How? Did they farm around 10 hours a day? It blows my mind and just makes me upset that my goal sunrise will probably never be completed because 2 – 3 hours of farming a day for 4 – 5 months is just not worth the farm.

So someone please help me, what am I doing wrong? Why do people get there legendaries so much faster almost at unrealistic speeds?

Legendaries aren’t really intended to be a short term goal, unless you want grind like you’re talking about. Many people that got theirs in such a short time did exactly what you’re talking about doing (grinding their brains out for hours upon hours a day), or invested in gems to gold using real cash (which once upon a time was sort of worth it I guess) which they then sank into materials. Some people also acquired gold just playing the TP, which they then turned around and sank into their legendaries. Essentially, it’s a ‘pick your poison’ scenario if you’re in rush.

I used to farm aswell, then I realized that it’s not worth the time.

So I decided to play the tp (I use longterm investments rather than short as I don’t want to stand at the tp everyday). I also buy gems from time to time to give my progress towards a legendary a small boost so I stay motivated while I wait for investments to pay off.

Finished my second legendary last week (flameseeker and sunrise) and started working towards my third now.

Longterm investments require almost no time, add on top your daily small income from normal playing and you will have a legendary before you know it.

p.s. buy the precursor, I had to do so with both aswell because of my bad luck, save yourself a lot of money this way (I spent 450g on toilet trying to get dawn, failed and ended up buying it for 600g, that’s alot of money wasted).

Buy gold = buy mats = buy precursor = legendary!! Buying gold can be in the form of purchasing gems from the TP and converting them into real gold, or taking part in the sleazy underbelly of MMO black markets. Do not recommend purchasing gold from online sites, but I’m pretty confident that is how a majority of people get it. I mean, someone has to be buying their gold otherwise they’d be out of business!

If you have capital you can also play the TP. Issue buy orders for an item then when you get it, sell it for more than you paid = profit. The very wealthy do this on a very large scale, flipping hundreds of gold. You can start small and work your way to that point. It requires an investment and there is always a chance you pick your items poorly and end up losing money.

That’s really all I can tell you.

If this grind is your “game” and you find the “game” no fun, perhaps it’s time for a new “game”.

Your not doing anything wrong, of coarse it will take you longer than those who can play for longer times during the day. And no matter the time it takes you to achieve your legendary it will be worth it in the end because you will have the item you wanted when you first set out for it. I wouldn’t give up or feel ashamed of the time its going to take you, just keep going for it, listen to music while farming or talk to some friends you have made in-game and the time will pass and before you know it you will have your legendary!!

I wish you the best of luck and don’t give up, all things worth it take time and effort.

I am also working on my legendary. There are two very helpfull things to realise.
1: take your time. You should enjoy playing the game. That enjoyment is the real reward, the legendary only is a goal to have when being rewarded while you try to achieve the goal.
2: concentrate on one or two elements at a time. 30 gold also means a stack of t6 mats on the TP you can buy. I am currently also working on the T6 mats. I also do the champion farm. besides that I do a lot dungeons. this nets me bout 30 gold per week, wich I also use for T6 mats (and the tokens are for the mystic toilet in the hope I get my precursor). 2,5 months ago I wasnt even concerned bout the t6 mats cause I was getting my 100 icy runestones. after that I also gathered 100 charged lodestones.

Let’s see. My legendary took me 3 months (so essentially the whole summer vacation) with me farming around 8-10 hours a day. You’re not doing anything wrong. Legendaries are a long time goal.

From a post I made to another topic with a similar subject.

Stop and think about why you want Twilight, and what you plan on doing after it.

The core game won’t change after you get Twilight. You’re not going to get access to top-tier raids or dungeons or PvP, unlike other games after grinding for a certain piece of gear. Neither are you going to have mass admiration or fame. Nor will you become a more powerful player. A legendary is a skin and a personal goal, not a game-changer. You get one because you like how it looks (as in, even if it was common as a blue drop, you would get it because you like how it looks) and then you continue playing the game as always.

With that in mind, is it worth getting the skin if you just burn out and blow past content you want to enjoy? My friend has multiple legendaries (all of which he made himself) and 100% map completion on five characters. As soon as he decided he wanted a certain legendary or map completion, he went after it hammer and tongs whenever he was in-game and didn’t stop unless someone needed his help. Yet the work hardly bothered him- rather, he enjoyed the feeling of making progress towards his personal goal, and after finishing those goals, just played the game as always.

However, I on the other hand don’t go after things so fervently. I like doing things on a whim and will usually drop everything if someone calls in with a question or even just wants to chat. I have my legendary’s precursor, WvW map completion, and more than enough clovers, so all elements of chance are out and the only thing that keeps me from finishing my legendary is straightforward work. Still, I spend most of my time online not actively working, but just doing things I like to do. When I explore, I pick an interesting direction and just walk and see what I find.

My way of doing things is much slower than my friend’s, but we both enjoy the game and progress without burning out or getting bored, and neither of us feel forced to work. Ultimately, that’s the most important thing. Make sure you’re getting the legendary because you want to, not because you feel you have to or that it’ll earn you admiration or make you a better player. And when you do the work required, try to do it in a way where you’ll enjoy it. Your legendary’s not going away, and there’s hardly any point in getting it if the process leaves you burnt out on the game itself.

I personally have been working on my legendary since April. I have the precursor, am 80% done with T6 materials (completely done with bloods, venoms, totems, scales, and one stack of dusts), have 80 clovers, 460 of the dungeon tokens I need, every aspect of the Gift of Mastery except the Gift of Exploration, and four PvE maps left to complete (WvW being completely done). I have never played the TP, turned gems into gold for my own use, or done intensive farming.

What I do instead is simply set microgoals. I pick a T6 material to work on, and whenever I have enough gold to buy 20 of that particular material, I do so until I’m reduced to carrying only 2g on my entire account. I do not let myself buy anything else. When I finish a stack, I let myself spend gold on one non-legendary item and then it’s on to the next stack. You’ll be surprised at the amount of gold that can stack up if you don’t spend.

I also do not work alone. A good friend of mine who I’ve known from another game is working on the scepter. We trade materials to each other- my charged cores for her gossamer. I also have an excellent group who I like to dungeon with semi-regularly, which gets me gold and tokens while doing an activity I like with people I like.

It’s a slower process than farming 24/7 or playing the TP, but I’m personally very happy with the progress and am in no rush. The Minstrel will come together in due time, and until then, I’ll be enjoying the game just as I will after I get it.