Guild Wars 2

Today and yesterday I fought the Shadow Behemoth with my level 19 Human Thief name “Gon Freecsx.” Both times I had participated by destroying portals, attacking, and everything, but I had not received a loot chest. I got gold participation, but when I came to the spot where there should’ve been said chest, there was nothing. Now yesterday I thought it was because I fought it the night before, but it’s been 24+ hours since, so now I’m a little aggravated. Also, please forgive me if I have said anything incorrect because I just started last week. Someone please advise.

Are sure that you did enough damage on Shadow Behemonths hit boxes? It is annoying that doing everything during an event (incl rezzing ppl) might not always be enough to get any chest because you didn’t have enough time to do damage on champs/boss hit boxes to be noticed in game system.

EDIT: You do know that from in game chat you can activate combat to be able to see what is going on during fight?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Combat_log

ShadowCatz.8437:

Are sure that you did enough damage on Shadow Behemonths hit boxes? It is annoying that doing everything during an event (incl rezzing ppl) might not always be enough to get any chest because you didn’t have enough time to do damage on champs/boss hit boxes to be noticed in game system.

EDIT: You do know that from in game chat you can activate combat to be able to see what is going on during fight?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Combat_log

Just a question (remember that I am new :P) so even if I got a gold participation medal it doesnt mean I will always get a chest?

I would recommend grouping up to help ensure you get tagging credit.

DougTheSlug.3920:

I would recommend grouping up to help ensure you get tagging credit.

I was in a party with one other person. Is there an amount of people I should be with to ensure my chances of getting the chest?

picklepig.2461:

DougTheSlug.3920:

I would recommend grouping up to help ensure you get tagging credit.

I was in a party with one other person. Is there an amount of people I should be with to ensure my chances of getting the chest?

There’s no guarantee, because we don’t know the precise mechanics involved — everything posted above (and the rest of my reply) is informed speculation by players who have tried to test the conditions under which loot drops.

Here’s what I believe we can confirm:

• The different types of loot have inconsistent triggers (i.e. what you need to do to get credit). Event credit (and the bonus chest) is the easiest to pull off, ground chests are next easiest (the huge ones that spawn that everyone sees in the same spot), and loot drops from foes seem trickier.
• All things equal (and they almost never are), the first players to tag a foe are more likely to get loot credit.
• Doing more damage increases the likelihood you’ll get credit. Lower-level toons have a harder time doing this and under-leveled characters will sometimes be unable to get credit, because their attacks do glancing damage at best and cannot inflict conditions.
• All things equal, being in a party with someone who earns credit (through being first or doing lots of damage) will also grant you credit, provided you do a minimum amount of damage.

Put another way, you can increase the likelihood of getting “full” credit by being first, by doing more damage (burst or over time), or by being in a group with someone who is doing the other two things.

For most L80 characters, it’s rarely an issue. It’s also rarely an issue for ordinary events. It becomes an issue for low-level (especially under-level) characters in large group events, such as world bosses, especially in low-level zones.

PS no one has mentioned Diminished Returns, which can also prevent you from getting loot. That shouldn’t be an issue for Shadow Behemoth, unless you leave the character there and never do anything else with them.