Guild Wars 2

Lithril Ashwalker.6230:

as far as i know PoserGate got help from devs, at least the GW2 fb said they helped them…which isnt legit in my book, they had people that worked on the event there helping.

If bans were handed out for false and baseless posts, you would be so banned, your mother would feel it.

Navi.7142:

Not sure about Drakkar-Lake, but it might be Quatl becomes our new and second Karka Queen. ^^
Or at least a weekend dragon.

Oh, and the screen was really impressive, Quatl looks better now. Really liked the improved appearance! ;-)

The new screen for sparkfly fen is inaccurate, it should be mostly half naked females vs a dragon.

Congrats to BG on the World first, and i seriously cannot believe anet didn’t place a single precursor in a world first event for the victor. Battle seems worth it.

GJ beastgate

~ X

Desolation done it!

http://puu.sh/4uqqG.jpg

^proof

2 %…kitten! Ten more seconds…

Congrants @ Deso for European first kill!

THIS IS DESOLATION !!!

Espio Auraforce.1497:

Desolation done it!

http://puu.sh/4uqqG.jpg

^proof

Awesome!!! Congrats!!

DESOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIRST EU !

gg Desolation!

BG, you guys rock. Those commanding in TS are amazing people. Keep it up guys. You will get it again today.

Espio Auraforce.1497:

Desolation done it!

http://puu.sh/4uqqG.jpg

^proof

Congratulations, well done.

Do you guys have your victory recorded? I’d really like to see how you guys took him down and how similar our methods were.

Confirmed by GW2 API. Desolation got it done.

There’s entirely too much whining in this thread. Too many of you think that the game is broken just because you couldn’t topple the new-and-intentionally-difficult epic boss on day 1. This could have easily gone the other way and we could all instead be complaining about how lame the new content is because the boss is so easy. Is that what you want?

Stop complaining, step up, and help coordinate something constructive like the Blackgate players did. And if you’re a whiner on Darkhaven, please do switch servers; we’re better off without you.

Desolation have a vid? I’d like to see if your strat is the same as BG.

Congratulations Desolation!

Go TC! We are doing this today, I can feel it in my roleplaying bones!

I’m still stuck in overflow tough.

Gabby.3205:

Congratulations Desolation!

Go TC! We are doing this today, I can feel it in my roleplaying bones!

I’m still stuck in overflow tough.

‘’B-but teq-kun is so mean’’

Ayusaki.6739:

Espio Auraforce.1497:

Desolation done it!

http://puu.sh/4uqqG.jpg

^proof

Congratulations, well done.

Do you guys have your victory recorded? I’d really like to see how you guys took him down and how similar our methods were.

http://www.twitch.tv/theonlynemesis/c/2954458

Sorry for quality, crap internet.

http://www.twitch.tv/qufi/b/463252332

This is also a video of the slaughter.

best part is at 42 min. all the cheering. ^^

0% wipe, we got the achievement Flawless Defense but no loot or kill.
http://imgur.com/a/zq4lR

Gratz to Deso for EU first, we were 1 second to late.

That kitten was epic.

Also i would love if you guys followed me in twitch aswell @ Qufi :P

We are awesome

Thank you to everyone in Desolation.

OK after watching teh Desolation vid, the cheering and everything, you guys truely deserved that. GG

Good job guys, we looked so poor yesterday, what a difference a day makes

Grats Desolation on being the first EU server to pull it off!

GJ Deso !! Pity I wasn’t there but you guys make me proud

Nemesis.6841:

Ayusaki.6739:

Espio Auraforce.1497:

Desolation done it!

http://puu.sh/4uqqG.jpg

^proof

Congratulations, well done.

Do you guys have your victory recorded? I’d really like to see how you guys took him down and how similar our methods were.

http://www.twitch.tv/theonlynemesis/c/2954458

Sorry for quality, crap internet.

Lol @ 15:45… everyone goes ballistic…

Gratz Deso, you truly are a massive PvE server!

Lol, I checked it out at the timestamp – and man, that is what makes me love this game. I hope ANet keeps bringing stuff like THIS. Grats, Deso! It’s a great feeling, isn’t it !!! Your cheering at the end got my pumped even more to take Teq down a 2nd time tonight after reset

**Edit: I literally got so excited, I spilled my drink on my desk after typing this

Desooooo! Watched the vids twice already. Keeps getting me pumped. Give ‘The Ghostly’ a medal for organising the DPS-part (and then getting DC’d at our succesfull attempt).

when I check the timestamp i see elonareach killing him before desolation?

this screens are taken from:
http://de.twitch.tv/letubleed/b/463255969
http://nl.twitch.tv/qufi/b/463252332

even if you calculate it with the time difference of one hour

Huzzah to those who’ve killed the Mighty Teq, and to those who will soon!!
ANet, thank you for this content!

dc’d from blackgate

I dont know if I want to route for you guys and be really sad that I dont get it, or be selfish and hope we try again.

Ewon, I believe we’re trying again tonight after reset

And they did it. Sure it would be the one I dc on after 6 HOURS of trying with them…. fml

[TKS] (currently guesting Vabbi) got him to 27%. Second attempt.

BG just killed him for 2nd time

Congratulations to all who took Le Grande Tequo down! The two events I participated in so far showed how much cooperation does need to go into working on this. Nice job to all who have managed it so far.

mallas.9836:

BG just killed him for 2nd time

Yup, thank god for guesting there. super thumbs up for the commander Amaryllie, she’s absolutely amazing with coordinating everything.

Yup.. that’s me dead in the third one – i was the only defending the turrets at the end while everyone else went off for that extremely close kill. you glorious kittens..

Ewon.5903:

And they did it. Sure it would be the one I dc on after 6 HOURS of trying with them…. fml

I’ll be home from my classes in about 3 hours to start organizing and preparing for reset tonight. Gonna be commanding until we get the kill again. Should be much faster this time

Can’t wait, Vapoure

Klonex.4562:

mallas.9836:

BG just killed him for 2nd time

Yup, thank god for guesting there. super thumbs up for the commander Amaryllie, she’s absolutely amazing with coordinating everything.

Yup.. that’s me dead in the first one – i was the only defending the turrets at the end while everyone else went off for that extremely close kill. you glorious kittens..

Hey thats me in the background! I think it was just you and I defending at the end :P Great job guys!!!!

Nile.9563:

Ewon.5903:

And they did it. Sure it would be the one I dc on after 6 HOURS of trying with them…. fml

I’ll be home from my classes in about 3 hours to start organizing and preparing for reset tonight. Gonna be commanding until we get the kill again. Should be much faster this time

Sounds good, Ill be there.

I gotta step away for now. This is disheartening.

Klonex.4562:

mallas.9836:

BG just killed him for 2nd time

Yup, thank god for guesting there. super thumbs up for the commander Amaryllie, she’s absolutely amazing with coordinating everything.

Yup.. that’s me dead in the first one – i was the only defending the turrets at the end while everyone else went off for that extremely close kill. you glorious kittens..

Why did you take a pic of my bad side.

Nile.9563:

Ewon.5903:

And they did it. Sure it would be the one I dc on after 6 HOURS of trying with them…. fml

I’ll be home from my classes in about 3 hours to start organizing and preparing for reset tonight. Gonna be commanding until we get the kill again. Should be much faster this time

I’ll go prep the Teamspeak!

derv of doom.6352:

Why did you take a pic of my bad side.

Because your face isn’t much better Derv!

derv of doom.6352:

Klonex.4562:

mallas.9836:

BG just killed him for 2nd time

Yup, thank god for guesting there. super thumbs up for the commander Amaryllie, she’s absolutely amazing with coordinating everything.

Yup.. that’s me dead in the first one – i was the only defending the turrets at the end while everyone else went off for that extremely close kill. you glorious kittens..

Why did you take a pic of my bad side.

>.< sorry, i got too excited and forgot to take one from the front

Artenuvielle.6025:

when I check the timestamp i see elonareach killing him before desolation?

this screens are taken from:
http://de.twitch.tv/letubleed/b/463255969
http://nl.twitch.tv/qufi/b/463252332

even if you calculate it with the time difference of one hour

Elona-Event failed. We would have needed maybe 5 more seconds. The try afterwards was horrible…

Moersel.1320:

Artenuvielle.6025:

when I check the timestamp i see elonareach killing him before desolation?

this screens are taken from:
http://de.twitch.tv/letubleed/b/463255969
http://nl.twitch.tv/qufi/b/463252332

even if you calculate it with the time difference of one hour

Elona-Event failed. We would have needed maybe 5 more seconds. The try afterwards was horrible…

But you can see in the screen that the player got the achievement “Makellose Verteidigung” which is german for “Flawless Defense” where you need to kill the dragon.

Ayusaki.6739:

I’m noticing a trend. People are forgetting the importance of a victory. People seem to be UPSET that we were able to take down Tequatl, and not them. A victory shows that a method worked, and that luck is not a factor involved.

Blackgate did everything that we could to set ourselves up for success. We used teamspeak, we had a dedicated commander calling most of the shots, we had supporting commanders calling out shockwaves, calling out timers, calling out turret health statuses. On top of all that, we had people attempting the event since the patch hit (9 hours of playing, and planning), learning what worked and what didn’t work.

This is in no way a “Blackgate is the best” post, this is a “Learn from someone who has done it before under the best case scenario” post. Blackgate laid the groundwork.

We linked a video earlier, uploaded by our resident Kiwi, Flickky/Landsplash taken from her Twitch account which includes Teamspeak sound source whereas we have all of our chatter and commands, calls, ideas, and executions detailed. Please view it, and use whatever information you think will help you to defeat Tequatl.

This being said, in no way did Blackgate do everything right. I started a small discussion on Teamspeak after the fight stating that I believe we could have reduced our deaths significantly by moving out of the AOE circles as a group once there are 4 or more stacked in one zone. It seems as though they follow large groups, one circle at a time, giving you a chance to get your health back up, without the constant harass of them. Besides my suggestion, we had a lot more suggestions come up as well to improve the run.

In time, if enough people attempt it and understand the mechanics, eventually the information will spread to new people each and every attempt. Soon, using Teamspeak might not even be needed because the mechanics will be second nature to everyone.

For those wondering about our numbers, 110-120 of the people who were on Teamspeak are from Blackgate. We know this because we had verified our users ahead of time and those who joined Teamspeak for Tequatl (around 10) were unregistered guests, who might have been from Blackgate originally, but never verified. If the 150 persons per map capacity is true, that means that only 20 people were not on Teamspeak for the fight.

I hope that people stop saying “Bandwagon” and “Native”, like any of that stuff matters. What matters is that the people who were dedicated enough to stay on the entire time it took leading up to the victory were the ones who showed it is possible, and gave you a good idea of how to achieve victory on your own server.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luoc8pJdum1qgtebuo1_400.png

Artenuvielle.6025:

Moersel.1320:

Artenuvielle.6025:

when I check the timestamp i see elonareach killing him before desolation?

this screens are taken from:
http://de.twitch.tv/letubleed/b/463255969
http://nl.twitch.tv/qufi/b/463252332

even if you calculate it with the time difference of one hour

Elona-Event failed. We would have needed maybe 5 more seconds. The try afterwards was horrible…

But you can see in the screen that the player got the achievement “Makellose Verteidigung” which is german for “Flawless Defense” where you need to kill the dragon.

I know ^^ (ich bin auf Elona). Wouldn’t be the first achievement that’s bugged. Officially the event failed and we were kind of disappointed, because we first thought that we had killed the kitten with 0:00 left.

the event may have failed but the dragon was killed though (maybe after the timer).
I still think we were the first server EU doing so

Moersel.1320:

I know ^^ (ich bin auf Elona). Wouldn’t be the first achievement that’s bugged. Officially the event failed and we were kind of disappointed, because we first thought that we had killed the kitten with 0:00 left.

Latency might have played a huge role regarding this.