Guild Wars 2

Diminishing returns on dynamic events cripples my ability to do events. I’ve hit the dynamic event cap every day for the past four days.

Here is a screenshot example of these diminishing returns:
http://imgur.com/0JYbd

I normally recieve 378 karma, which puts the rewards in that screenshot at 0.5% of what they should be.

I can currently hit the cap reliably using one of two methods:

EVENT PATH #1.

3x Chain: Maggot Chain (located in the south)
Defend Penitent Camp
Defend Shelter’s Gate Camp
Defend Jofast Camp

These event chains repeat about once per 15 – 30 mins, so that’s maybe 15 events per hour because I am sometimes only able to complete one or two of the camp defense events while waiting between the maggot chain.

EVENT PATH #2.

Northwest Cursed Shore:

Escort Rattan
4x Chain: Escort Explorer Plix
Escort Packheart
2x Chain: Arena of Balthazar
Killl Champion Drake Broodmother
Kill Champion Abomination
Defend R&D Camp from Tar Elementals

Total: 11 events

Eastern Cursed Shore:

Defend Penitent Camp
Defend Shelter’s Gate Camp
Defend Jofast Camp
2x Defend Explorer So & So from Gorillas

Total: 5 events

When I first attempted to farm dynamic events a week ago, I used path #1. I repeated it for several hours per day for four days a week ago and NEVER ONCE hit the event cap. A few days ago I started doing the second path and began hitting the cap. Currently I cannot do either path without hitting the cap.

The first time I hit the cap was 45 minutes into a karma booster, and I had not been doing any events before popping the booster. After trying again the next morning, I hit the cap within 25 minutes.

In my experience, the primary factor for hitting the cap is the speed at which dynamic events are completed, and not which events or where they are. When I hit the cap I’ve usually completed around 8-10 events per half hour. The second path, with its high density of events, gives a very high chance of hitting the cap.

When I hit the cap, I’ve attempted to go to other zones, such as Malchor’s Leap and Straits of Devastation, however, my rewards were reduced there just as in cursed shore. I’ve found that I must wait about an hour for my rewards to be returned to normal.

Since the latest patch, I’ve attempted to return to path #1, but I’ve still been hitting the event cap anyway, and have mostly given up on karma farming until this is changed.