Guild Wars 2

You have got to be kidding!!! An event that spawns an elite krait right outside the door to the tower? How lame is that? How do you leave the tower?
If you leave the tower via the portal, and the event is going, you don’t know, until you are dead. By the time you wake up from the portal transition you are dead.

This is either a horrible joke for those who have succeeded with the tower, or just a game bug. I presume, in my kindhearted mood, after working the tower with a level 50 guardian with masterwork gear and failing the final hybrid boss. That this is just a game bug and not a gruel joke for those of us who played this new content.

After all it’s not April, yet.
- ww

Wake up? I’ve not had that particular experience when using a portal. If there is an enemy when I portal, I usually either kill it or run past it. As for the tower, you could always use the diving goggles…or just jump off the side. Or, use a waypoint? I am pretty sure finding mobs near entrances/exits isn’t a bug, though I could be wrong.

There was no time… As I said. By the time my toon rezed so I could see the screen I was almost dead from the Elite attacks. No time to do anything. And you can’t use a WP while in combat. Can’t leave the instance with a WP since when you open the map, all you see is in the instance. Sure seems like a nasty bug.. Unless you are a sadist game designer.

Just as a note, on the bottom right of your map while in the tower there are “levels” of the map that you can cycle through. If you go up/down a level you will be presented with the Tyria map where you can waypoint to any place you desire.

Regarding the enemies at the entrance/exits of the Tower, I don’t know why they are there at all. Also, no matter which of the three entrances anyone enters the Tower from, everyone is placed at the same exact entrance area within the tower. When exiting the Tower, I don’t know how it is determined which of the three sides of the Tower you will exit from. The south entrance/exit normally has several enemies (including elite) guarding it, while I’ve only really seen a single toxic krait at the the other two entrances/exits.

windyweather.1238:

There was no time… As I said. By the time my toon rezed so I could see the screen I was almost dead from the Elite attacks. No time to do anything. And you can’t use a WP while in combat. Can’t leave the instance with a WP since when you open the map, all you see is in the instance. Sure seems like a nasty bug.. Unless you are a sadist game designer.

This is just a perk of Dynamic Events.
It’s not going to be going on every time you leave, and it’s not even game-breaking.
Everyone dies at some point, you just happened to die on your way out.

windyweather.1238:

There was no time… As I said. By the time my toon rezed so I could see the screen I was almost dead from the Elite attacks. No time to do anything. And you can’t use a WP while in combat. Can’t leave the instance with a WP since when you open the map, all you see is in the instance. Sure seems like a nasty bug.. Unless you are a sadist game designer.

I meant, as another posted stated, to change the level of your map and waypoint out before you exit. No worries about dying then. =)

When zoning, as well as other mechanics (like cinematics, vista’s, waypointing, etc) that get your character out of your own control, the game make you invulnerable untill control is back in your hands and you are able to move again.

I have had situations where I went to the desktop while loading and ended up dead but never ever when I kept watching the loading screen. I hardly believe that you kept watching that screen in this situation and ended up death. It just not works that way.

To prevent situations like this happening, always zone to a place you know is safe or don’t go afk at all when zoning.

mercury ranique.2170:

When zoning, as well as other mechanics (like cinematics, vista’s, waypointing, etc) that get your character out of your own control, the game make you invulnerable untill control is back in your hands and you are able to move again.

I have had situations where I went to the desktop while loading and ended up dead but never ever when I kept watching the loading screen. I hardly believe that you kept watching that screen in this situation and ended up death. It just not works that way.

To prevent situations like this happening, always zone to a place you know is safe or don’t go afk at all when zoning.

I’ve encountered this issue on several occasions when I just happened to have logged out in a poorly-selected and dangerous spot. Upon logging back in, by the time I loaded to the world I have found myself nearly half-dead from being attacked by a drake or other nearby enemy.

It’s ok folks. I’ve moved on.